self-elaboration

e·lab·o·ra·tion

S s

Definitions of self-elaboration word

noun self-elaboration an act or instance of elaborating. 1
noun self-elaboration the state of being elaborated; elaborateness. 1
noun self-elaboration something that is elaborated. 1
noun self-elaboration Psychiatry. an unconscious process of expanding and embellishing a detail, especially while recalling and describing a representation in a dream so that latent content of the dream is brought into a logical and comprehensible order. 1

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Latin ēlabōrātiōn- (stem of ēlabōrātiō), equivalent to ēlabōrāt- (see elaborate) + -iōn- -ion

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Was this page helpful?

Yes No

Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page

Tell us why?