self-reproach
Example Sentences
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Young Hamlet, the prince of Denmark, is burdened with self-reproach, while old King Lear suffers from narcissism, vanity and madness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Do you think all this self-reproach is useful, Mark?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
I’m flushed, too warm, I stink, sweat drips, rivulets of self-reproach; he is near me now, dry and smiling; it unnerves me, his dryness.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022
Although guilt can motivate rectifying action, shame invites wallowing in self-reproach and self-criticism.
From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2021
The stain this has left on my psyche is not the sort of thing that washes off after a few months of grief and guilt-ridden self-reproach.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
