self-critical

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Recent Examples of self-critical Last—but definitely not least—the influence of social media, videos, and movies can be a major reason kids are overly self-critical, Bibi notes. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 July 2025 Initially, participants completed assessments of two forms of perfectionism, self-critical perfectionism (harsh self-judgment and fear of mistakes) and personal standards perfectionism, as well as measures of anxiety and depression. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 Brooding rumination involves passively dwelling on negative feelings, usually in a self-critical loop. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Her self-critical editing generated a great deal of confusion. Susan Gubar june 9, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025 Avery, a shy and self-critical perfectionist, is drawn to Taylor but wary of her reputation as a heartbreaker. Diya Chacko, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025 But the interview revealed Francis as a complex, brooding figure—a Catholic whose deep faith seemed personal more than theological or institutional, and a cleric who was at once self-critical and critical of the Church he had been elected to lead. Paul Elie, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 To move forward with compassion, challenge self-critical thoughts. Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Hendriksen said that some people are simply wired to be self-critical. Andrea Kane, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-critical
Adjective
  • In the new film Hot Milk, the sensual but diffident 20-something Sofia (Emma Mackey) travels with her invalid mother, Rose (Fiona Shaw), to the Mediterranean shores of Spain in search of an experimental cure for the latter’s (possibly hypochondriac) illness.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
  • Today, they’re considered all-time greats, geniuses of melody and tension and originators of the diffident, philosophical mode that came to dominate American guitar rock in the new century.
    Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • This has made the White Sox timid to deal the outfielder.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
  • Bangladesh needs a new economic plan and the interim government may be too timid to pursue it.
    Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • During the Depression, smart cooks came up with a way to make a delicious, family-friendly dessert that required the most humble ingredients.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Today, the humble spud is the world’s third most important staple crop, providing critical calorie intake for billions of people.
    Jay Kakade July 31, New Atlas, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • Avoiding is unassertive and uncooperative, where an individual tends to give up on their own needs and acquiesce to the desires of others by disengaging from the situation altogether.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Accommodating, which is unassertive and cooperative, prioritizes the needs and preferences of others over one’s own in order to maintain harmony.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Self-critical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-critical. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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