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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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.
Use self-reproach when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-reproach means Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience..
Common synonyms include remorse, compunction, self-reproof.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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