self-criticism

Noun

Meaning

criticism of yourself

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Alternative names

self criticism

Synonyms

doubt distrust humility insecurity indecision introversion self-examination humbleness dubiety hesitancy diffidence dubiousness doubtfulness bashfulness self-effacement

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Antonyms

belief faith confidence conviction clarity assurance

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Hypernyms

criticism critique

Examples

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent curiosity, obsession and dogged endurance, combined with self-criticism have brought me to my ideas. Albert Einstein

Self-criticism sessions were held, but these produced more criticism than could usefully be absorbed or accomodated. Donald Barthelme

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide. Charles Cooley

What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but absence of self-criticism. G. K. Chesterton

Accounting for the most part, remains a legalistic and traditional practice, almost immune to self-criticism by scientific methods. Kenneth Boulding

Humor is an important asset: it means understanding and self-criticism. where humor is absent, you'll find small-mindedness. Jewish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

self-crimination self-critic self-critical self-cultivation self-culture self-cultured