n
(rare) An act of abstaining; an abstention.
n
The act of abstaining or refraining (from).
n
The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything.
n
Nostalgia for a time or a place one has never known.
n
The principles and practices of an ascetic; extreme self-denial and austerity.
n
Self-sexual arousal, the sexual arousing of oneself by oneself.
n
(psychiatry) self-confrontation
adj
Critical of oneself, or of one's work or behaviour.
n
Self-criticism; criticism of what one has done, said or been.
v
To criticize one's own ideas.
n
psychoanalysis of oneself
n
The origin of negation and destruction.
n
An inflated ego, an exaggerated belief in one's own importance.
n
(dated) Obstinate prejudice or opinionatedness.
n
An imagined or unrealistic conception of oneself.
adj
Causing (the effects of) castration.
n
Moderation or self-restraint, especially in sexual activity; abstinence.
v
To refrain from drinking alcohol.
n
Something that makes one feel better about themself.
v
(intransitive) To practice religious abstinence, especially from food.
n
The continuous worldwide increase in average scores on intelligence tests.
v
To congratulate oneself.
adv
Alternative form of if I do say so myself [Appended to praise of oneself or one's own doings, as a form of modesty.]
v
To behave immorally or promote immorality.
n
(psychology) A sense of inferiority; the feeling that one is inferior to others in certain aspects.
n
(psychotherapy) A subpersonality that judges and demeans the actions, appearance, etc. of oneself.
adj
(medicine) Tending to punish oneself.
n
Illusory superiority, that is, the belief that a majority of people are or can be above average.
n
(uncountable) Synonym of herdthink
n
A phenomenon whereby violence-related content of mass media makes viewers believe that the world is more dangerous than it actually is.
n
(sociology, chiefly US) Any small-scale verbal or physical interaction between those of different races, cultures, beliefs, or genders that may have no malicious intent, but that can be interpreted as an aggression.
n
(sociology) Inadequate or disadvantageous socialisation; especially of a child
adv
In a paternalistic manner.
n
(rare, archaic or historical) Self-love, self-conceit
n
(obsolete) Selfishness, self-esteem, vanity
n
The urge to be thought superior; excessive ambition.
n
Taking oneself grotesquely seriously.
adv
In a puritanical manner.
n
The phenomenon whereby the greater the expectation placed upon people is, the better they perform.
n
(New Mexico) homesickness, nostalgia
n
A person who acts to their own detriment, contriving to give themselves vexation; a self-tormentor.
n
Feeling sorry for oneself; being depressed about one's situation.
n
The abasement of oneself.
n
The denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's; the setting aside of self-interest.
adj
Of or relating to self-abnegation (the denial or invalidation of one's own needs, interests, etc. for the sake of another's).
n
(obsolete) Self-deception.
adj
Characterized by self-abuse.
n
A conceited or presuming attitude.
n
The act of censoring one's own work or what one says without overt pressure from any specific party or institution of authority, often for fear of sanctions.
n
The act of chastising oneself.
n
Obsolete form of self-conceit. [Conceit of oneself; an overweening opinion of one's own powers or endowments; vanity.]
adj
Having self-conceit; vain; having a high or overweening opinion of one's own person or merits.
adj
Alternative spelling of selfcongratulatory [Being in the nature of self-congratulation]
n
A feeling of contempt toward oneself.
v
(intransitive) To create oneself.
n
The act of deluding oneself, or the state of being so deluded.
adj
Tending to disparage oneself.
adv
in a self-denying manner
adj
Expressing disapproval of oneself.
n
The disparagement of one's own self.
adj
Expressing disapproval of oneself.
n
A deprivation at one's own initiative.
adj
deserted by oneself (psychology, uncommon)
n
The act of devoting one's self; willingness to sacrifice one's own interests or happiness for the sake of others; self-sacrifice.
n
An attempt to identify medical conditions in oneself.
n
The practice or habit of discriminating against oneself; being too hard upon oneself.
n
The doubting of one's own abilities.
n
The act of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
n
The exaltation of oneself.
n
(informal) Intense feelings of guilt.
n
Guilt for one's own actions.
v
(intransitive, psychology) To avoid making an effort, or to introduce deliberate obstacles to one's success, so as to prevent potential failure from hurting one's self-esteem.
adj
Exhibiting self-hatred; feeling hatred toward oneself.
n
An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, especially as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.
adj
Voluntarily imposed upon oneself.
adj
Caused by the action of the person it affects.
n
Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.
n
Justification of oneself.
n
(rare) a lie told to oneself
n
Excessive pride or vanity, overvaluing the self.
n
Teasing language or humor directed against oneself.
n
Exalted opinion of oneself; overweening estimate of oneself; self-conceit.
n
(Internet slang) A situation in which someone unintentionally embarrasses or undermines themselves.
n
That partiality by which people overrate their own worth when compared with others.
n
A feeling of pity for oneself.
n
The praise of oneself; self-applause.
n
Pride in one's own character, abilities, or reputation; self-esteem.
n
The act of punishing oneself.
n
The practice or habit of recriminating against oneself, of blaming or censuring oneself.
n
Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.
n
Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.
n
The giving up of one's own benefit for the good of others.
n
The state of being excessively pleased with oneself; smugness.
n
(philosophy) The process by which a statement or idea is inherently disproven, undermined or hindered by the very act of expressing it, without it being a logical contradiction.
n
(derogatory) The act of pretending to be excluded, marginalized, or otherwise downtrodden in order to gain sympathy.
n
Alternative spelling of self-absorption [Preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of everything else.]
adj
That has a negative impact on society
n
A form of homesickness experienced when one has not moved, but one's environment has changed.
n
(psychology) An attitude of superiority which conceals actual feelings of inferiority and failure.
n
The phenomenon that, as social conditions and opportunities improve, social frustration grows more quickly.
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