Usually means: Excessive or unrestrained gratification of desires.
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  1. self-indulgence: Merriam-Webster
  2. self-indulgence: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. self-indulgence: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. self-indulgence, self-indulgence: Collins English Dictionary
  5. self-indulgence: Vocabulary.com
  6. Self-indulgence, self-indulgence: Wordnik
  7. self-indulgence: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. self-indulgence: Wiktionary
  9. self-indulgence: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. self-indulgence: Dictionary.com
  11. self-indulgence: Online Etymology Dictionary
  12. self-indulgence: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  13. Self-indulgence: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Self-indulgence: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. self-indulgence: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  16. self-indulgence: Rhymezone
  17. Self-indulgence: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. self-indulgence: FreeDictionary.org
  19. self-indulgence: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. self-indulgence: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. self-indulgence: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.

Similar:
indulgence, intemperance, intemperateness, selfindulgence, self indulgence, overindulgence, overindulgency, self-love, self-preoccupation, extravagance, more...

Opposite:
self-denial, self-restraint, self-discipline

Types:
overeating, overspending, procrastination, binge-watching, excessive drinking, gambling, shopping addiction, more...
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Similar:
indulgence, intemperance, intemperateness, selfindulgence, self indulgence, overindulgence, overindulgency, self-love, self-preoccupation, extravagance, more...

Opposite:
self-denial, self-restraint, self-discipline

Types:
overeating, overspending, procrastination, binge-watching, excessive drinking, gambling, shopping addiction, more...



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