English to English Dictionary

Self-castigating

Characterized by severe self-criticism, blame, or reprimand.

Self-doubt

A lack of confidence in oneself and one's abilities or judgment.

Self-efficacy

One's belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

Self-governing

Exercising control over one's own affairs; independent or autonomous in political, administrative, or operational matters.

Self-indulgent

Allowing oneself to enjoy the pleasure of something freely; excessively satisfying one's own desires.

Self-initiated

Undertaken or begun by oneself, without external prompting, direction, or compulsion; originating from one's own will or decision.

Self-punishing

Involving or tending toward the infliction of punishment or harsh treatment upon oneself, often due to guilt or low self-esteem.

Self-reproaching

Expressing or characterized by blame, criticism, or fault directed at oneself.

Self-sabotage

Behavior that creates problems in one's life and interferes with long-standing goals, often occurring unconsciously.

Self-tormenter

A person who causes mental or emotional suffering to themselves through excessive worry, guilt, or rumination.

Self-worth

The sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem.

Series-resonance

A phenomenon in an electrical circuit containing resistance, inductance, and capacitance connected in series, occurring when the applied frequency causes the inductive and capacitive reactances to be equal in magnitude but opposite in phase, resulting in minimum impedance and maximum current.