Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-reproach

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: self--re-proach
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-reproaches (plural)

Synonyms

self-reproof compunction remorse

Questions

What does self-reproach mean?: Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.
Where does self-reproach come from?: 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.

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