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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zɛlbst.foːɐ̯ˌvɛʁfənt
"Sie war in ihren Gedanken sehr selbstvorwerfend."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Expressing or characterized by blame, criticism, or fault directed at oneself.
"She offered a quiet, self-reproaching glance after realizing the impact of her hasty words." - 2
Feeling guilty or remorseful about one's own actions or shortcomings.
"His self-reproaching thoughts kept him awake long into the night."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the reflexive prefix 'self-' (derived from Old English) and 'reproaching', the present participle of 'reproach'. 'Reproach' ultimately traces back to the Old French 'reprochier', rooted in the Late Latin 'repropiare', meaning to bring close or bring back. Over centuries, the combination evolved to describe the psychological state of directing blame or censure inward upon oneself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-reproaching" is said worldwide
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autocritique
Transliteration: o.to.kʁi.tik
"Il avait un regard autocritique sur ses propres erreurs."
selbstvorwerfend
Transliteration: zɛlbst.foːɐ̯ˌvɛʁfənt
"Sie war in ihren Gedanken sehr selbstvorwerfend."
autocritico
Transliteration: aw.toˈkri.ti.ko
"Il suo tono era marcatamente autocritico."
autorreprocharse
Transliteration: au.to.re.pɾoˈtʃaɾ.se
"Adoptó una actitud autorreprocharse tras el incidente."
autocrítico
Transliteration: aw.tuˈkɾi.tʃi.ku
"Ele fez uma análise muito autocrítica de suas falhas."
आत्म-ग्लानी से भरा
Transliteration: aatm-glaani se bhara
"उसकी बातें आत्म-ग्लानी से भरी हुई थीं।"
自责的
Transliteration: zìzé de
"他露出了自责的表情。"
자책하는
Transliteration: jachaekhaneun
"그는 자책하는 눈빛으로 바닥을 보았다."
自責の念に駆られた
Transliteration: jiseki no nen ni karareta
"彼女は自責の念に駆られた様子だった。"
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