self-castigation
noun
self-cas·ti·ga·tion
ˌself-ˌka-stə-ˈgā-shən 
plural self-castigations
: punishment, reproof, or criticism of oneself
… that inner voice—in women's guilt and self-castigation around selfishness today.—
Lila MacLellan
Lila MacLellan… beaten down by a steady stream of self-castigations.—Nina Schuyler
Nina Schuyler
self-castigate
intransitive verb
self-castigated; self-castigating; self-castigates
a desire to self-castigate
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And for that kind of compromise, self-castigations far exceed any possible public ones.
—Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 18 July 2023
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 18 July 2023
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“Self-castigation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-castigation. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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