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self-described

self-described adjective: described by oneself; in one's own words.

Adjective

self-described (not comparable)

  1. Described by oneself; in one's own words.
    • A self-described "serial entrepreneur", he left school at 16 to start a cleaning company.
    • He sometimes appears in content with self-described members of the “Intellectual Dark Web.”2018 September 18, Rebecca Lewis, “Alternative Influence: Broadcasting the Reactionary Right on YouTube”, in Data & Society, archived from the original on 25 May 2022

Origin of self-described

From self- + described.

Questions about self-described

What does self-described mean?
Self-described means described by oneself; in one's own words.
What part of speech is self-described?
Self-described is an adjective.

Words near self-described in the dictionary

  1. self-depreciates
  2. self-depreciating
  3. self-depreciation
  4. self-deprivation
  5. self-deprivations
  6. self-described
  7. self-describing
  8. self-descriptive
  9. self-deserting
  10. self-deserting avoidant
  11. self-despair

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