self-accusation

noun

self-ac·​cu·​sa·​tion ˌself-ˌa-kyə-ˈzā-shən 

-(ˌ)kyü-

plural self-accusations

: the act or an instance of accusing oneself

an apology full of self-accusation

Examples of self-accusation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern. — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-accusation

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration