Self-reproach/Self-blame
He was full of self-reproach/self-blame for not being able to help her.
- Is there any difference between "self-reproach" and "self-blame"?
- Which one of the words is stronger in meaning?
- Are they equally natural?
Top answer
I seldom encounter the terms self-blame or self-reproach. Instead it seems to me more natural to say this. Note that these two meanings are not quite the same.
- I seldom encounter the terms self-blame or self-reproach.
- Instead it seems to me more natural to say this.
- Note that these two meanings are not quite the same.
- I blame myself.
- I accept that this bad thing is my fault.
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I seldom encounter the terms self-blame or self-reproach.
Instead it seems to me more natural to say this.
Note that these two meanings are not quite the same.
I blame myself. I accept that this bad thing is my fault.
I reproach myself. I tell myself I shouldn't have done this bad thing.
Clive
0anonymous"self-reproach" and "self-blame"
Comparatively few dictionaries even have an entry for "self-blame".
I'd stick with "self-reproach".
CJ
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