self-reproach en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English reproach English self-reproach From self- + reproach.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-reproaches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |