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self-indulgence

self-indulgence noun: excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.

Noun

self-indulgence (countable and uncountable, plural self-indulgences)

  1. Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.
    • You might think it sounds like self-indulgence or an excuse to buy the doll you wanted when you were younger, but reparenting is a therapeutic technique that might help you save yourself and future generations from a lot of pain.2025 April 28, Madeline Holcombe, “It might be time to ‘reparent’ yourself. Here’s how to get started”, in CNN

Forms of self-indulgence

pluralself-indulgences
alternative formself indulgence
alternative formselfindulgence

Origin of self-indulgence

From self- + indulgence.

Questions about self-indulgence

What does self-indulgence mean?
Self-indulgence means excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.
What part of speech is self-indulgence?
Self-indulgence is a noun.
What is the plural of self-indulgence?
The plural of self-indulgence is self-indulgences.

Words near self-indulgence in the dictionary

  1. self-induced
  2. self-induces
  3. self-inducing
  4. self-induction
  5. self-inductions
  6. self-indulgence
  7. self-indulgences
  8. self-indulgent
  9. self-indulgently
  10. self-infection
  11. self-inflicted

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