Self-contradiction
Self′–con′tra‐dic″tion (?), n. The act of contradicting one's self or itself; repugnancy in conceptions or in terms; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contra...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Self-contradictory
Self′–con′tra‐dict″o‐ry (?), a. Contradicting one's self or itself.
Self-control
Self′–con‐trol″ (?), n. Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.
Self-convicted
Self′–con‐vict″ed (?), a. Convicted by one's own consciousness, knowledge, avowal, or acts.
Self-conviction
Self′–con‐vic″tion (?), n. The act of convicting one's self, or the state of being self-convicted.
Self-created
Self′–cre‐at″ed (?), a. Created by one's self; not formed or constituted by another.
Self-culture
Self′–cul″ture (?), n. Culture, training, or education of one's self by one's own efforts.
Self-deceit
Self′–de‐ceit″ (?), n. The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being self-deceived; self-deception.
Self-deceived
Self′–de‐ceived″ (?), a. Deceived or misled respecting one's self by one's own mistake or error.
Self-deception
Self′–de‐cep″tion (?), n. Self-deceit.
Self-defence
Self′–de‐fence″ (?), n. See Self-defense.
Self-defense
Self′–de‐fense″ (?), n. The act of defending one's own person, property, or reputation.In self-defense(Law), in protection of self, — it being permitted in law to a party on who...
Self-defensive
Self′–de‐fen″sive (?), a. Defending, or tending to defend, one's own person, property, or reputation.
Self-degradation
Self′–deg′ra‐da″tion (?), n. The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded.
Self-delation
Self′–de‐la″tion (?), n. Accusation of one's self. Milman.
Self-delusion
Self′–de‐lu″sion (?), n. The act of deluding one's self, or the state of being thus deluded.
Self-denial
Self′–de‐ni″al (?), n. The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own desires; self-sacrifice.
Self-denying
Self′–de‐ny″ing (?), a. Refusing to gratify one's self; self-sacrificing. — Self′–de‐ny″ing‐ly, adv.
Self-dependent
Self′–de‐pend″ent (?), a. Dependent on one's self; self-depending; self-reliant.
Self-depending
Self′–de‐pend″ing, a. Depending on one's self.
Self-depraved
Self′–de‐praved″ (?), a. Corrupted or depraved by one's self. Milton.
Self-destroyer
Self′–de‐stroy″er (?), n. One who destroys himself; a suicide.
Self-destruction
Self′–de‐struc″tion (?), n. The destruction of one's self; self-murder; suicide. Milton.
Self-destructive
Self′–de‐struc″tive (?), a. Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself; rucidal.
Self-determination
Self′–de‐ter′mi‐na″tion (?), n. Determination by one's self; or, determination of one's acts or states without the necessitating force of motives; — applied to the voluntary or ...
Self-determining
Self′–de‐ter″min‐ing (?), a. Capable of self-determination; as, the self-determining power of will.
Self-devised
Self′–de‐vised″ (?), a. Devised by one's self.