self-accusation

noun

Definition of self-accusationnext
as in confession

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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
  1. confession
  2. self-betrayal
  3. avowal
  4. admission
  5. self-reproach
  6. acknowledgment
  7. declaration
  8. affirmation
Noun
  • This week's quiz spotlights red carpet moments and Hollywood confessions.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In Mississippi, for two decades, sheriff’s deputies routinely water-boarded and beat people in order to elicit a confession, according to a 2023 investigation by Mississippi Today.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of confession
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
Definition of self-betrayal
Noun
  • As with most impassioned avowals made on hotel steps, Congress ignored it.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of avowal
Noun
  • The candid admission came while Lambert discussed the emotional process of creating a record with the rising country star.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Her creative efforts for the drive in included a 2020 showing of Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory where golden tickets were hidden at local Cranford businesses and those that nabbed them earned free admission to the screening.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of admission
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
Definition of self-reproach
Noun
  • Tip Toe’s acknowledgement of both Leo’s humanity and Clive’s works not to excuse the cruelty that will claim Leo in the end, but to reaffirm it as a choice.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
  • But what an imaginative launching pad to interrogate the nature of greatness, the unsatisfactory acknowledgements of one’s own mediocrity, the seemingly unjust parceling out of genius from God.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of acknowledgment
Noun
  • The investigation continues and there has been no declaration by authorities that Andrew is clear of suspicion or anything remotely similar.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Aubry, whom Berry shares with ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry, spoke against her former stepfather Martinez and in support of her mother in a declaration filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • At the United Nations, Nauru’s president announced that the tiny Pacific island nation is reclaiming its traditional name, Naoero, as an affirmation of heritage and identity.
    — Ted Anthony, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The spectrum of love and affirmation that love exists in the world — people want that.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of affirmation

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“Self-accusation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-accusation. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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