"self-indulgence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-indulgences [plural]
Etymology: From self- + indulgence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|indulgence}} self- + indulgence Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: self indulgence, selfindulgence Related terms: self-indulgent Translations (excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs): hillittömyys (Finnish), omahyväisyys (Finnish), tolkuttomuus (Finnish), dissolution [feminine] (French), Maßlosigkeit [feminine] (German), Zügellosigkeit [feminine] (German), μαλθακότητα (malthakótita) [feminine] (Greek), συβαριτισμός (syvaritismós) [masculine] (Greek), [masculine] (Irish), потво́рство свои́м жела́ниям (potvórstvo svoím želánijam) [neuter] (Russian), потака́ние свои́м сла́бостям (potakánije svoím slábostjam) [neuter] (Russian), autoindulgencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-self-indulgence-en-noun-fE7CP2fx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

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      "sense": "excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs",
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    },
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