forget oneself

verb

to lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.

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Meanings

verbforget oneself (third-person singular simple present forgets oneself, present participle forgetting oneself, simple past forgot oneself, past participle forgotten oneself)

present singular third person forgets oneself · participle present forgetting oneself · past forgot oneself · participle past forgotten oneself

  1. idiomaticto lose one's dignity, temper, or self-control.

    "Look'ee here, Pip," said he, laying his hand on my arm in a suddenly altered and subdued manner; "first of all, look'ee here. I forgot myself half a minute ago. What I said was low; that's what it was; low. […]

    1861, Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
  2. To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be lost in thought.

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

forget oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forget%20oneself

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“forget oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forget%20oneself. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forget oneself,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forget%20oneself.

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