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Noun: self-indulgence  self in'dúl-jun(t)s
  1. An inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
    - indulgence
     
  2. Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence
    "the self-indulgence of their language"
    - intemperance, intemperateness

Derived forms: self-indulgences

See also: self-indulgent

Type of: humoring [US], humouring [Brit, Cdn], indiscipline, indulgence, indulging, pampering, undiscipline

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