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Recent Examples of self-recrimination
Chilling words from our resident Sylvia Plath, or a self-recrimination about her baking skills?
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Walden Green, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Though this story of betrayal hits familiar beats—shock, grief, self-recrimination, resignation—it is enlivened by its particulars.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
His expression in those scenes, so full of fury and self-recrimination, turn Milchick into Severance’s most compelling mystery.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This thought didn’t deaden the pain of his death or of John’s self-recrimination.
—J. Malcolm Garcia, Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Si-eun must fight through a fog of self-recrimination.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
From her sharp scolding of a student nurse to her own tears of self-recrimination, Floria is a full-blooded and beautifully etched character and, yes, a heroine.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Studies show that forgiving yourself for previous delays neutralizes procrastination, as does self-compassion, which provides shock absorbers against self-recrimination.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Walden Green, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Though this story of betrayal hits familiar beats—shock, grief, self-recrimination, resignation—it is enlivened by its particulars.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
His expression in those scenes, so full of fury and self-recrimination, turn Milchick into Severance’s most compelling mystery.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
This thought didn’t deaden the pain of his death or of John’s self-recrimination.
—J. Malcolm Garcia, Literary Hub, 29 Oct. 2025
Claude can’t disentangle her years-ago affair with Mathias from feelings of self-recrimination and guilt, and seesaws between anger and seduction.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Si-eun must fight through a fog of self-recrimination.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
From her sharp scolding of a student nurse to her own tears of self-recrimination, Floria is a full-blooded and beautifully etched character and, yes, a heroine.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Studies show that forgiving yourself for previous delays neutralizes procrastination, as does self-compassion, which provides shock absorbers against self-recrimination.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-recrimination
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Laughing, by contrast, conveyed that the person understood the mistake was trivial and didn’t require dramatic self-reproach.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Recently, many have depicted motherhood as a harrowing ordeal of failure and self-reproach.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2024
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In the early 1990s, Stuart Smalley's humorous affirmations on SNL highlighted the power of self-coaching, a concept supported by psychologist Ethan Kross, who suggests that addressing oneself in the second person can alleviate anxiety and improve problem-solving by fostering a broader perspective.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Practice daily affirmations with the 7/10 rule Affirmations have been shown in psychology to have a measurable positive impact on stress levels and optimism.—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Surveillance video, confession lead to additional charges William Raymond Catron.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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In the film, despite Leon’s fantasising imagination, the two are soon exchanging confessions.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
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But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal, the body knows.—
Patrycja Humienik,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Digital services are also required to implement an effective age verification mechanism that goes beyond self-declaration.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The company sued earlier this month to block a declaration by the Defense Department that Anthropic posed a threat to the US supply chain, escalating a high-stakes dispute over safeguards on AI technology used by the military.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Could his insistence on deferring to Washington scare them off?—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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In an era where an artist’s stream count is publicly visible and algorithms dictate discovery, the festival’s insistence on alphabetical listing and no headliners is a quiet act of resistance.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
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From confirmation to downfall During her confirmation hearings, Bondi promised to safeguard the Justice Department’s independence and bolster its transparency.—
Austin Sarat,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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While the next nominee will only need a simple majority vote to become the next attorney general, just a few Republicans could derail confirmation.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Self-recrimination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-recrimination. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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