self-accusation
Blaming oneself openly
Self-accusation is the act of blaming or charging oneself with wrongdoing.
It suggests internal guilt that prompts confession or admission: His memoir was filled with self-accusation over his treatment of his first wife.
The term implies conscious acknowledgment of fault, whether justified or excessive.
Moral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- regretSorrow over past actions
introspection · rumination · torment · anguish · overthinking · anxiety · depression · spiral
Admission of wrongdoing
- admissionEntry or confession
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
Miranda · statement · plea · culpability · defendant · incrimination · witness · prosecution
Admission of wrongdoing
- sinViolation of divine law
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
contrition · absolution · forgiveness · prayer · penitent · expiation · redemption · soul-searching
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- conscienceInternal moral sense
regret · introspection · rumination · torment · anguish · overthinking · anxiety · depression · spiral · catastrophizing
confession
Admission of wrongdoing
- admissionEntry or confession
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
coercion · Miranda · statement · plea · culpability · defendant · incrimination · witness · prosecution · evidence
confession
Admission of wrongdoing
- sinViolation of divine law
- penanceSelf-mortification for wrongdoing
- repentanceRemorseful rejection of past wrongs
atonement · contrition · absolution · forgiveness · prayer · penitent · expiation · redemption · soul-searching · prostration
- guiltguilty, guilt trip, guilty conscience, remorseful, contrition
- confessionconfession, absolution, admission, acknowledgment, declaration
self-accusationblaming others
Assigning fault elsewhere
finger-pointing · scapegoating · projection · blame-shifting · recrimination
self-accusationself-defense
Protecting oneself from harm
self-justification · self-praise · self-congratulation · self-forgiveness · self-affirmation
self-accusationdenial
Refusal to accept reality
defensiveness · excuse-making · rationalization · evasion · deflection
self, accusation, accuse, accused, accuser, accusers, accuses, accusing, accusatory