self-reproach

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Recent Examples of self-reproach Amanda’s self-reproach expresses a depressed national mood. Armond White, National Review, 10 Apr. 2024 Jihan was overtaken by bitterness and self-reproach. Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 Photo: andrew caballero-reynolds/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Festivus has its airing of grievances and the 2024 Democratic National Convention in August may feature the wailing of self-reproach. James Freeman, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2023 One of the many poignant aspects of Nick’s early death is that his friends have carried a lifelong sense of regret and even self-reproach. Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023 For an artist, self-reproach and self-aggrandizement can be two faces of the same mirror. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Nov. 2023 The genre is like a psychological tattoo on a culture that has lost faith in itself — like the bourgeois self-reproach in Yazmina Reza’s puerile God of Carnage that Roman Polanski filmed. Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reproach
Noun
  • In the end, the question of whether Cleo’s guilt could be circuitously traced back to any number of greater systems or prejudices or pressures makes no real difference.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • His guilt has been weighing on him, and according to Marlene, that guilty energy has kept Thunder from letting Owen get close.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Of course, Billy is devastated by the deaths this led to, showing true remorse.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Strapped to the execution table with IV lines in place, Dearman expressed his remorse to the families of his victims, who were also present.
    Abigail Brooks, NBC News, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Vincent Orr Orr says his biggest regret is not having bought more properties from the Detroit Land Bank Authority.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Despite the way things have turned out, Joanna and Ed have absolutely no regrets about relocating to France.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The mechanics of the plot itself don’t quite hold up under scrutiny, which is a shame when the dialogue, performances and filmmaking craft are so tightly woven, moving in perfect sync.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The shame and fear from that policy linger on, even generations later.
    Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024

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“Self-reproach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reproach. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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