self-accusation

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Recent Examples of self-accusation This element of self-accusation is what makes an apocalypse story distinctively modern. Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-accusation
Noun
  • And the hug that the two work friends give her after her confession is one of the sweetest things to happen on the show so far.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
  • Yun-ji’s public confession reveals Chang-ho’s duplicity and allows Noori a chance to shine on its own.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But when devotion is self-betrayal, what then? • When devotion is self-betrayal, the body knows.
    Patrycja Humienik, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Speeches land as heartfelt confessions as hesitant characters gently lay the groundwork until the moment of avowal becomes unavoidable.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Still, there’s an ambiguity in her avowal.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As the past timeline catches up to the wedding chaos in the present on the six-episode HBO/BBC drama, Ruben (Gadd) makes a startling admission to Niall (Jamie Bell) during a prison visit.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
  • Spend time walking around, snapping photos, or visiting the small interactive museum, ZOOOM, where a short 3D film flies viewers over the mountain range; admission is included in the ticket price.
    Lauren David, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Laughing, by contrast, conveyed that the person understood the mistake was trivial and didn’t require dramatic self-reproach.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Recently, many have depicted motherhood as a harrowing ordeal of failure and self-reproach.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The solution is a more humble acknowledgment of what price indices can and cannot do, combined with policy institutions that reduce the stakes of getting measurement wrong.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • And a mandate to turn the page can subtract the acknowledgement, or even some of the urgency, of where exactly this team sits — which at the moment is the bottom of the baseball world.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • To take that leap is, to us, the ultimate declaration of love.
    Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • The opposition’s declaration explicitly acknowledged Washington’s role in the post-Maduro transition.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Now, with no one standing in his way as well as the affirmation of a new regime, Robinson believes his time has come.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
  • Ramona Pride was founded to create visibility, connection, and affirmation for LGBTQ+ individuals and allies throughout the county, Long said.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

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“Self-accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-accusation. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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