Nonself

Pronunciation: /ˈnɑnsɪlf/

Nonself (noun)

  1. something that is not part of your own body or identity.
  2. a substance or organism that is recognized as foreign by the immune system.

Examples

  • She felt like a nonself after the long journey.
  • He seemed a nonself during the stressful meeting.

Common collocations: feel like a nonself, become a nonself, attack nonself, identify nonself, nonself antigen

Synonyms of Nonself

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Nonself

  • referring to one's own body or identity