self-condemnation
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.kɒn.dəmˈneɪ.ʃən/us/ˌself.kɑːn.dəmˈneɪ.ʃən/theactorhabitofcondemning(=stronglycriticizing)yourself:
Initiatingchangerelies onconfidencein one'sabilitytoenactit, andfailureto do so canresultinfrustrationand self-condemnation.
Should we take hisrepentanceandexpressionsof self-condemnationseriously?
- Underneath all that self-condemnation, youactuallyknowyou’re a reallygreatperson.
- Punishments at theschoolincludedhaving to writeessaysof self-condemnation, andisolation.
- Guilt and self-condemnation wereetchedinto everylineof herface.
Blaming & accusing
- a bad workman blames his toolsidiom
- accusatory
- accuser
- accusingly
- allegedly
- attribution
- blame
- denunciation
- finger
- impeach
- incriminate
- indict
- lay
- laysomethingatsomeone'sdooridiom
- levelsomethingagainst/atsomeone
- lightning conductor
- McCarthyite
- misattribute
- nail
- sacrificial lamb