self-recriminations

noun

plural of self-recrimination
as in self-reproaches

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  1. declarations
  2. affirmations
  3. confessions
  4. confirmations
Noun
  • The governors of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands both requested emergency disaster declarations on Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Importers must determine which products are covered, calculate the financial implications, and ensure their customs declarations reflect the applicable requirements.
    — Shannon Hynds, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • Since its inception in 2022, Doggyland has produced a variety of educational songs about affirmations, letters, numbers, colors, animals, good habits and accepting others.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But more often, their affirmations tend to settle for the conventional.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of affirmations
Noun
  • The group also said torture was reportedly used to extract confessions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • This week's quiz spotlights Hollywood confessions and surprising family connections.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of confessions
Noun
  • Travel confirmations and warranty information are good candidates.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The kind of life admin tasks like swim lesson sign-ups and appointment confirmations that pile up with alarming frequency in a house of one preschool-age kid and two adults with full-time jobs.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of confirmations
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“Self-recriminations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-recriminations. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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