self-accusation

Definition of self-accusationnext

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Noun
  • Despite Weakfall’s confession, the rape case against him collapsed.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • The 16-year-old killer accused of fatally stabbing a young man in the heart of Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn made an impromptu confession to an off-duty cop just 45 minutes later, prosecutors said Monday.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The lesson is visibility without self-betrayal.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • This self-betrayal reduces your ability to engage in an unself-conscious, fully authentic way.
    Liz Kislik, Forbes, 12 Jan. 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
  • Knoebels Amusement Resort, the nation's largest free-admission park, is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The access fee itself has been widely criticized by activists, housing advocates and opposition politicians for not doing enough to ease crowding in the city, while reducing Venice to a tourist attraction by charging admission.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • On the one hand, self-reproach is a convenient stance for showrunner Ryan Condal to take.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The acknowledgment reflects an unusual level of cooperation between Washington and Caracas despite years of intense political confrontation.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • Amid all that drama, Dunham also gave Swift a special heartfelt shout-out in the acknowledgements section of her book.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • In its declaration of Fujimori’s victory Friday, Peru’s National Jury of Elections said a review had found no such inconsistencies in the vote and rejected an appeal filed by Together for Peru.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Readiness is an ongoing practice, not a declaration, determined by daily interactions and the safety to be candid.
    Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • For Marsh, the honor is a formal affirmation of his progress over the last 15 months.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • As Lines’ delusions calcified, so did ChatGPT’s affirmations.
    Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 2 July 2026
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“Self-accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-accusation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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