self-
self-
combining form: yourself or itself
: of yourself or itself
: by, to, with, for, or toward yourself or itself
Full Definition of SELF-
1
a : oneself or itself <self-supporting> b : of oneself or itself <self-abasement> c : by oneself or itself <self-propelled> <self-acting>
2
a : to, with, for, or toward oneself or itself <self-consistent> <self-addressed> <self-love> b : of or in oneself or itself inherently <self-evident> c : from or by means of oneself or itself <self-fertile>
- self–abase·ment
- self–ab·ne·gat·ing
- self–ab·ne·ga·tion
- self–ac·cel·er·at·ing
- self–ac·cep·tance
- self–ac·cu·sa·tion
- self–ac·cu·sa·to·ry
- self–ac·cus·ing
- self–ac·knowl·edged
- self–ad·just·ing
- self–ad·min·is·ter
- self–ad·min·is·tra·tion
- self–ad·mit·ted
- self–ad·mit·ted·ly
- self–ad·u·la·to·ry
- self–ad·vance·ment
- self–ad·ver·tise·ment
- self–ad·ver·tis·er
- self–af·fir·ma·tion
- self–ag·gran·dize·ment
- self–ag·gran·diz·ing
- self–alien·ation
- self–anoint·ed
- self–ap·prais·al
- self–ap·pro·ba·tion
- self–as·sess·ment
- self–as·sign·ment
- self–au·then·ti·cat·ing
- self–avowed
- self–bet·ter·ment
- self–can·cel
- self–care
- self–car·i·ca·ture
- self–cas·ti·gate
- self–cas·ti·ga·tion
- self–cen·sor·ship
- self–char·ac·ter·i·za·tion
- self–clas·si·fi·ca·tion
- self–clean·ing
- self–com·mand
- self–com·mun·ing
- self–com·mu·nion
- self–com·pla·cen·cy
- self–com·pla·cent
- self–con·dem·na·tion
- self–con·demned
- self–con·firm·ing
- self–con·se·cra·tion
- self–con·sti·tut·ed
- self–con·sum·ing
- self–con·tem·pla·tion
- self–con·tempt
- self–cre·at·ed
- self–cre·a·tion
- self–crit·i·cal
- self–crit·i·cism
- self–cri·tique
- self–cul·ti·va·tion
- self–cul·ture
- self–damn·ing
- self–de·base·ment
- self–de·ceit
- self–de·ceive
- self–de·cep·tion
- self–de·feat·ing
- self–de·lud·ed
- self–de·lud·ing
- self–de·lu·sion
- self–den·i·grat·ing
- self–den·i·gra·tion
- self–de·pen·dence
- self–de·pen·dent
- self–dep·re·cat·ing
- self–dep·re·cat·ing·ly
- self–dep·re·ca·tion
- self–dep·re·ca·to·ry
- self–de·pre·ci·a·tion
- self–de·scribed
- self–de·scrip·tion
- self–de·scrip·tive
- self–de·stroy·er
- self–de·vel·op·ment
- self–de·vour·ing
- self–dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion
- self–di·rect·ed
- self–di·rect·ing
- self–di·rec·tion
- self–di·rec·tive
- self–dis·gust
- self–dis·play
- self–dis·sat·is·fac·tion
- self–doubt
- self–ed·u·cat·ed
- self–ed·u·cat·ing
- self–ed·u·ca·tion
- self–ef·face·ment
- self–ef·fac·ing
- self–eman·ci·pa·tion
- self–emas·cu·la·tion
- self–en·closed
- self–en·grossed
- self–en·hance·ment
- self–eval·u·ate
- self–eval·u·a·tion
- self–ex·clu·sion
- self–ex·cul·pa·tion
- self–ex·hi·bi·tion
- self–ex·is·tence
- self–ex·is·tent
- self–ex·plain·ing
- self–ex·tinc·tion
- self–fi·nance
- self–formed
- self–gen·er·ate
- self–giv·ing
- self–guid·ed
- self–hate
- self–hat·ing
- self–ha·tred
- self–heal·ing
- self–hum·bling
- self–hu·mil·i·a·tion
- self–hyp·no·sis
- self–idol·a·try
- self–im·posed
- self–im·prove·ment
- self–im·prov·er
- self–in·duced
- self–in·fat·u·at·ed
- self–in·fla·tion
- self–in·flict·ed
- self–ini·ti·at·ed
- self–in·struct·ed
- self–in·struc·tion
- self–in·struc·tion·al
- self–in·ter·view
- self–in·vent·ed
- self–in·ven·tion
- self–iso·la·tion
- self–la·beled
- self–lac·er·at·ing
- self–lac·er·a·tion
- self–loath·ing
- self–lock·ing
- self–lu·bri·cat·ing
- self–lu·mi·nous
- self–main·te·nance
- self–man·age·ment
- self–mas·tery
- self–med·i·ca·tion
- self–mock·ery
- self–mock·ing
- self–mor·ti·fi·ca·tion
- self–mo·ti·vat·ed
- self–mu·ti·lat·ing
- self–mu·ti·la·tion
- self–ne·gat·ing
- self–ob·sessed
- self–op·er·at·ing
- self–or·dained
- self–ori·ent·ed
- self–par·o·dist
- self–par·o·dy
- self–penned
- self–per·pet·u·at·ing
- self–per·pet·u·a·tion
- self–pla·gia·rism
- self–pleas·ing
- self–po·lic·ing
- self–praise
- self–pre·oc·cu·pa·tion
- self–pre·oc·cu·pied
- self–pre·serv·ing
- self–pro·duced
- self–pro·mot·er
- self–pro·mot·ing
- self–pro·mo·tion
- self–pro·tec·tion
- self–pro·tec·tive
- self–pro·tec·tive·ness
- self–pun·ish·ing
- self–pun·ish·ment
- self–raised
- self–re·crim·i·na·tion
- self–ref·er·ence
- self–ref·er·en·tial
- self–re·fer·ring
- self–ref·or·ma·tion
- self–reg·u·la·tion
- self–reg·u·la·tive
- self–reg·u·la·to·ry
- self–re·in·forc·ing
- self–re·new·al
- self–re·new·ing
- self–re·nounc·ing
- self–re·nun·ci·a·tion
- self–re·proach
- self–re·proach·ful
- self–re·proof
- self–re·prov·ing
- self–re·straint
- self–rid·i·cule
- self–sat·i·riz·ing
- self–se·lect·ed
- self–se·lec·tion
- self–set
- self–sur·ren·der
- self–sus·tained
- self–ther·a·py
- self–tor·ment
- self–tor·men·tor
- self–tor·ture
- self–tran·scen·dence
- self–trans·for·ma·tion
- self–un·der·stand·ing
- self–val·i·dat·ing
- self–wor·ship
- self–wor·ship·er
Origin of SELF-
Middle English, from Old English, from self
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