self-wrong

American

[self-rawng, -rong] / ˈsɛlfˈrɔŋ, -ˈrɒŋ /

noun

wrong done to oneself.

Etymology

Origin of self-wrong

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

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But her fair sister, Possess’d with such a gentle sovereign grace, Of such enchanting presence and discourse, 160 Hath almost made me traitor to myself: But, lest myself be guilty to self-wrong, I’ll stop mine ears against the mermaid’s song.

From Project Gutenberg

She that doth call me husband, even my soul Doth for a wife abhor; but her fair sister, Possess'd with such a gentle sovereign grace, Of such enchanting presence and discourse, Hath almost made me traitor to myself: But, lest myself be guilty to self-wrong, I'll stop mine ears against the mermaid's song.

From Project Gutenberg

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