as in self-distrustful
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Recent Examples of self-reproachful
This was the regular, self-reproachful state of affairs.
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Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reproachful
Adjective
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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
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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
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In his voiceover, McElwee frequently addresses Adrian and eulogizes his memory, but also expresses self-critical ruminations about his part in his son’s death, how his filmmaking may have contributed to his shaky self-image and the growing distance between them.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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The first self-critical comment accomplishes those goals.—
Jay Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Self-reproachful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reproachful. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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