self-castigation
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.kæs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌself.kæs.təˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
自我谴责
the act of criticizing yourself severely
He certainly does not shy away from self-castigation, taking full responsibility for his part in the failure.
Defeat in war led to calls for self-castigation and a return to traditional values. 战争失败导致自我谴责和回归传统价值观的呼声。
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- Her body of work as a columnist is one of the most brilliant examples we have of witty self-castigation.
- This immense burden of worthlessness and self-castigation increased the longer he stayed away from home.
- Apart from occasional outbursts of self-castigation, his emotions seemed to be deadened.