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self-enucleation

/ˈsɛlf.ə.nuk.liˌai.ʃən/

self-enucleation noun: the self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes.

Noun

self-enucleation (countable and uncountable, plural self-enucleations)

  1. The self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes.

Forms of self-enucleation

pluralself-enucleations

Origin of self-enucleation

From self- + enucleation.

Questions about self-enucleation

What does self-enucleation mean?
Self-enucleation means the self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes.
What part of speech is self-enucleation?
Self-enucleation is a noun.
How do you pronounce self-enucleation?
Self-enucleation is pronounced /ˈsɛlf.ə.nuk.liˌai.ʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of self-enucleation?
The plural of self-enucleation is self-enucleations.

Words near self-enucleation in the dictionary

  1. self-entitled
  2. self-enucleate
  3. self-enucleated
  4. self-enucleates
  5. self-enucleating
  6. self-enucleation
  7. self-enucleations
  8. self-envenomation
  9. self-envenomations
  10. self-esteem
  11. self-esteeming

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