"unself" meaning in English

See unself in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: unselves [plural]
Etymology: From un- + self. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|self}} un- + self Head templates: {{en-noun|~|unselves}} unself (countable and uncountable, plural unselves)
  1. That which is not the self. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: nonself
    Sense id: en-unself-en-noun-cx84mSx1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Verb

Forms: unselfs [present, singular, third-person], unselfing [participle, present], unselfed [participle, past], unselfed [past]
Etymology: From un- + self. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|self}} un- + self Head templates: {{en-verb}} unself (third-person singular simple present unselfs, present participle unselfing, simple past and past participle unselfed)
  1. (transitive) To deprive of, or detach from, the self. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unself-en-verb-emmDIm5Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Inflected forms

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