self-recrimination

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ recrimination.

Noun

self-recrimination (uncountable)

1. The practice or habit of recriminating against oneself, of blaming or censuring oneself.
   • 1978 August 19, Kevin Warren, “A Flawless Production”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 15:

     This is not the kind of play where the homosexual kills himself at the end of the third act or is left to live in eternal guilt and self-recrimination. If anything, the love between Jed and Ken seems to be the most normal and stable force in the whole play.

Synonyms

• self-discrimination
• self-loathing
• self-hatred

Translations

self-discrimination