self-judgment

American  

[self-juhj-muhnt, self-] / ˌsɛlfˈdʒʌdʒ mənt, ˈsɛlf- /

noun

1. the act or fact of judging oneself.

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Etymology

Origin of self-judgment

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

After the 2022 release of “El Sur” — the project she describes as “Blush’s” more-restrained older sister — she hit a low point in the cycle where everything she made faced harsh self-judgment.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024

Yes, the Simmons oeuvre prizes weight loss but not at the cost of self-judgment.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2024

“I used to have the energy to get mad, used to know how to say sorry,” Bridgers sings with wry self-judgment and an escalating intensity.

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

“Instead of it being a self-judgment mechanism, it becomes a feedback mechanism,” he said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022

It should lead to much exercise of heart and self-judgment as to what has drawn me to an assembly, and as to my ways therein.

From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by Mackintosh, C. (Charles) H. (Henry)