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self-reproach

self-reproach noun: blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.

Noun

self-reproach (countable and uncountable, plural self-reproaches)

  1. 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.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 29

self-reproach meaning in Tamil

self-reproach in Tamil

தற்கடிவு, தற்கண்டனம், தன்னைத்தான் குறைகூறிக்கொள்ளுதல்

Forms of self-reproach

pluralself-reproaches

Origin of self-reproach

From self- + reproach.

Questions about self-reproach

What does self-reproach mean?
Self-reproach means blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.
What is self-reproach in Tamil?
Self-reproach in Tamil is தற்கடிவு, தற்கண்டனம், தன்னைத்தான் குறைகூறிக்கொள்ளுதல். See Self-reproach meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-reproach?
Self-reproach is a noun.
What is the plural of self-reproach?
The plural of self-reproach is self-reproaches.

Words near self-reproach in the dictionary

  1. self-reported
  2. self-reporting
  3. self-reports
  4. self-repper
  5. self-reppers
  6. self-reproach
  7. self-reproaches
  8. self-repugnant
  9. self-rescuer
  10. self-rescuers
  11. self-resolving

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-reproach (page history and authors); self-reproach (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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