"self-reproach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-reproaches [plural]
Etymology: From self- + reproach. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|reproach}} self- + reproach Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-reproach (countable and uncountable, plural self-reproaches)
  1. Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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