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SELF-INDULGENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
Example:
the intemperance of their language
Synonyms:
intemperance; intemperateness; self-indulgence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("self-indulgence" is a kind of...):
humoring; indulgence; indulging; pampering (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-indulgence"):
fling; spree (a brief indulgence of your impulses)
dissipation; dissolution; licentiousness; looseness; profligacy (dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure)
jag (a bout of drinking or drug taking)
Derivation:
self-indulgent (indulgent of your own appetites and desires)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
Synonyms:
indulgence; self-indulgence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("self-indulgence" is a kind of...):
indiscipline; undiscipline (the trait of lacking discipline)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "self-indulgence"):
luxury (something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity)
Derivation:
self-indulgent (indulgent of your own appetites and desires)
