self-reproof

1. 1.

   the act of blaming yourself

   Synonymsself-reproach

   Broaderreproach

Questions about self-reproof

What does self-reproof mean?

self-reproof means "the act of blaming yourself".

How many syllables are in self-reproof?

self-reproof has 3 syllables: sel-f-re-proof. The stress falls on "sel".

What is another word for self-reproof?

Close synonyms include self-reproach. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-reproof a common word?

self-reproof is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.