SELF-ACCUSATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

self-accusation

noun

Definition of self-accusation

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

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Noun

Season three sees the trio navigate that confession early on, with Jackie and Alex ending things and Alex moving on.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026
The confession sparked a wave of online speculation, even costing Barrs her job, as she was publicly fired on the show following the revelation.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of confession

Noun

In another Yolo County embezzlement case, former UC Davis Fire Chief Nathan Jon Trauernicht also sought admission to the mental health diversion program.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
That includes creating such a trust for asset protection purposes, since that is basically an admission of a purpose to defeat creditors.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of admission

Noun

But this deal feels like a pointed acknowledgment from NBCU about the increasingly critical role played not only by YouTube and YouTube Premium but the Big Tech platforms that are only increasing their domination of consumer media consumption.

— Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The plea was an acknowledgement of the strength of the evidence, Salinas said in his closing argument.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of acknowledgment

Noun

The man later accused her of stealing an $8,600 Rolex watch, $700 Louis Vuitton Aviator glasses and an $1,800 Louis Vuitton cardholder wallet, according to an arrest warrant declaration filed by Indio police.

— City News Service, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Hamilton will take over in the middle of a busy summer disaster season that has already brought destructive wildfires and dangerous flooding and as FEMA manages more than 1,000 open disaster declarations.

— Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of declaration

Noun

Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
Critically, in the third experiment, their affirmations came before the failure and still worked to defeat rumination.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of affirmation

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