self-accusation

• Nom désignant le fait de s'accuser soi-même, souvent en reconnaissant ou en ressentant que l'on n'a pas été à la hauteur de ses propres standards, devoirs ou attentes.

A noun referring to an admission or acknowledgment that one has failed to meet a personal standard, duty, or expectation.

1. Admission of personal failureC1formal

   An acknowledgment that one has not lived up to a personal standard or expectation.

   Auto-accusation d'échec personnel

   • His self-accusation was painful to witness as he admitted his shortcomings.
   • She made a quiet self-accusation about not being a better parent.
   • The letter was filled with self-accusation for not achieving his goals.

   Synonymesself-condemnationself-criticismself-reproachself-reproof