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self-wrong

self-wrong noun: a wrong done to oneself.

Noun

self-wrong (plural self-wrongs)

  1. A wrong done to oneself.
    • But leaſt my ſelfe be guilty to ſelfe wrong, ¶ Ile ſtop mine eares againſt the Mermaids ſong.c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of self-wrong

pluralself-wrongs

Origin of self-wrong

From self- + wrong. First attested in 1580–1590.

Questions about self-wrong

What does self-wrong mean?
Self-wrong means a wrong done to oneself.
What part of speech is self-wrong?
Self-wrong is a noun.
What is the plural of self-wrong?
The plural of self-wrong is self-wrongs.

Words near self-wrong in the dictionary

  1. self-willedness
  2. self-winding
  3. self-worship
  4. self-worth
  5. self-worths
  6. self-wrong
  7. self-wrongs
  8. self-XSS
  9. selfabsorption
  10. selfadjoint
  11. selfadjointness

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