Definition of "self-critical" []

• 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). (adjective)

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• "Whether she manages it or not you'll see for yourself while enjoying plenty of richly funny autobiographical stand-up; Pacquola's got a self-critical, obsessively questioning personality that's a far cry from the lairy Aussie stereotype."
• "The virtues of self-critique are many: Contrary to the popular belief that standing firm is strength, the self-critical mind is actually the more secure mind."
• "It's especially in craziness like this that you have to be self-critical."