self-accusation
- noun
- /ˌsɛlf-əˌkjuzˈeɪʃən/
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autoacusación
- The best will feel pangs of self-accusation and look for situations in which not to surrender again.
Examples
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His constant self-accusation about past decisions hindered his ability to move forward.
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Though the question of self-survival is largely unanswerable to Sassoon, the assumption that it corresponds to political hatred suggests a temporary reprieve from self-accusation.
Academic text (1994) -
An answer seems to surface the following week as a more extreme self-accusation: "What is wrong with me?"
Academic text (1994) -
After making a mistake, her self-accusation left her feeling ashamed and lost.
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In moments of doubt, self-accusation can prevent people from recognizing their own strengths.
Synonyms
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5.1
A habit of judging yourself harshly for your actions or abilities
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7.9
To blame yourself for mistakes or failures
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7.1
A feeling of blaming yourself for something you did wrong
A feeling of blaming yourself for a mistake
Antonyms
How Self-Blaming
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-accusation = accusation (transparent) = self + accusation
Clear combination of the reflexive element 'self' with the noun 'accusation', so the meaning 'accusing oneself' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Self-accusation comes from self meaning 'oneself' and accusation, from accuse, meaning 'to blame'. So self-accusation is the act of blaming yourself for something.