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self-reproach

noun

Etymology

From self- + reproach.

  1. derived from reprochier
  2. inherited from reprochen
  3. prefixed as self-reproach — “self + reproach”

Definitions

  1. Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.

    • Besides the jar of contrast there came to her a chill self-reproach that she had not returned sooner, to help her mother in these domesticities, instead of indulging herself out-of-doors.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA