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self-beration

self-beration noun: beratement of oneself.

Noun

self-beration (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Beratement of oneself.
    • However, this self-beration had little effect on her eyes as, with a will of their own, they touched on the curve of his lips.1983, Lynsey Stevens, Forbidden Wine, Harlequin Books, →ISBN, page 8
    • There are a few things that I have always found helpful when I am reflecting upon where I am, without it degenerating into a futile exercise in narcissistic navel-gazing or self-beration.1999, Farid Esack, On Being a Muslim: Finding a Religious Path in the World Today, Oneworld, →ISBN, page 53

Origin of self-beration

From self- + beration.

Questions about self-beration

What does self-beration mean?
Self-beration means beratement of oneself.
What part of speech is self-beration?
Self-beration is a noun.

Words near self-beration in the dictionary

  1. self-authenticating
  2. self-aware
  3. self-awareness
  4. self-balancing
  5. self-belief
  6. self-beration
  7. self-betrayal
  8. self-betrayals
  9. self-betterment
  10. self-billing
  11. self-binder

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