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Definition self- in British English

self- prefix

prefix
/self/
1

relating to yourself or itself: used with many nouns and adjectives

Example

self-respect (=respect for yourself)

Example

a self-cleaning oven (=an oven that cleans itself)

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Definition self- in British English

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Words related to self-:

quantified self (noun) self (noun) self motivated (adjective) self- (prefix) self-absorbed (adjective) self-access (noun) self-adhesive (adjective) self-analysis (noun) self-appointed (adjective) self-appraisal (noun) self-assembly (adjective) self-assessment (noun) self-assurance (noun) self-assured (adjective) self-aware (adjective) self-belief (noun) self-build (noun) self-build (verb) self-care (noun) self-catering (adjective) self-censorship (noun) self-centred (adjective) self-confessed (adjective) self-confidence (noun) self-confident (adjective) self-conscious (adjective) self-contained (adjective) self-control (noun) self-controlled (adjective) self-correcting (adjective) self-critical (adjective) self-deception (noun) self-defeating (adjective) self-defence (noun) self-denial (noun) self-deprecating (adjective) self-destruct (verb) self-destructive (adjective) self-discipline (noun) self-discovery (noun) self-doubt (noun) self-drive (adjective) self-educated (adjective) self-effacing (adjective) self-employed (adjective) self-esteem (noun) self-evident (adjective) self-examination (noun) self-explanatory (adjective) self-expression (noun) self-financing (adjective) self-fulfilling (adjective) self-governing (adjective) self-government (noun) self-harm (noun) self-help (noun) self-identify (verb) self-image (noun) self-importance (noun) self-important (adjective) self-imposed (adjective) self-improvement (noun) self-induced (adjective) self-indulgence (noun) self-indulgent (adjective) self-inflicted (adjective) self-interest (noun) self-knowledge (noun) self-loathing (noun) self-made (adjective) self-mockery (noun) self-opinionated (adjective) self-perpetuating (adjective) self-pity (noun) self-portrait (noun) self-possessed (adjective) self-preservation (noun) self-proclaimed (adjective) self-promotion (noun) self-publish (verb) self-regulatory (adjective) self-reliant (adjective) self-renewal (noun) self-reproach (noun) self-respect (noun) self-respecting (adjective) self-restraint (noun) self-righteous (adjective) self-rule (noun) self-sacrifice (noun) self-seeking (adjective) self-service (adjective) self-serving (adjective) self-starter (noun) self-study (noun) self-styled (adjective) self-taught (adjective) self-willed (adjective) self-worth (noun) your old self (phrase)