self-indulgence

English

Alternative forms

• self indulgence, selfindulgence

Etymology

From self- +‎ indulgence.

Noun

self-indulgence (countable and uncountable, plural self-indulgences)

1. Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.
   • 2025 April 28, Madeline Holcombe, “It might be time to ‘reparent’ yourself. Here’s how to get started”, in CNN‎:

     You might think it sounds like self-indulgence or an excuse to buy the doll you wanted when you were younger, but reparenting is a therapeutic technique that might help you save yourself and future generations from a lot of pain.

Related terms

• self-indulgent

Translations

excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs

Finnish: hillittömyys, omahyväisyys (fi), tolkuttomuus (fi) French: dissolution (fr) f German: Maßlosigkeit (de) f, Zügellosigkeit (de) f Greek: μαλθακότητα (el) f (malthakótita), συβαριτισμός (el) m (syvaritismós) Irish: só m Russian: потво́рство свои́м жела́ниям n (potvórstvo svoím želánijam), потака́ние свои́м сла́бостям n (potakánije svoím slábostjam) Spanish: autoindulgencia f