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self-criticism

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self-crit·i·cal (slfkrt-kl)
adj.
Critical of oneself and one's faults and weaknesses: "In my experience, no species of performing artist is as self-critical as a dancer" (Susan Sontag).

self-criti·cal·ly adv.
self-criti·cism (-krt-szm) n.

self-criticism
n
unfavourable or severe judgement of oneself, one's abilities, one's actions, etc.

self-criticism
the action of finding one’s own faults and shortcomings. — self-critical, adj.
See also: Criticism
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Noun1.self-criticism - criticism of yourself
criticism, critique - a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated"
Translations
self-criticism [ˌselfˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm] Nautocrítica f


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The frankness of such a secretly outspoken thought could not go without some derisive self-criticism.
 
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