self-
Old Englishself, own
Prefix · means "self, own"
Roots often paired with self-
Associated Words · 51
suicide
The act of intentionally killing oneself; a person who has done so
self-abasement
The act of humiliating or degrading oneself
self-absorbed
Excessively focused on oneself, ignoring others
self-adjusting
Automatically adapting without manual adjustment
self-administered
Done or managed by oneself without outside help
self-admitted
Acknowledged by oneself
self-advocacy
Speaking up for one's own interests and rights
self-advocate
A person who represents their own interests
self-assembly
Assembly done by oneself; spontaneous organization of components into a structure
self-assertion
Aggressive expression of one's own opinions or wishes
self-assessed
Evaluated by oneself
self-assessment
An evaluation of oneself or one's own performance
self-command
The ability to control one's own emotions and behaviour
self-confessed
Openly admitted by the person themselves
self-consistent
Free from internal contradictions; logically consistent
self-contradictory
Containing ideas that contradict each other
self-deception
The act of deceiving oneself; refusing to accept the truth
self-deceptive
Characterized by self-deception
self-defense
The act or right of protecting oneself from attack
self-discipline
The ability to control one's own behavior and impulses
self-evaluation
An assessment of one's own abilities or performance
self-evident
Obviously true, requiring no proof or explanation
self-evidently
In an obviously true manner, needing no proof
self-expression
Expression of one's personality or feelings, often through creative activities