self-insertion

noun

A literary device in which the author writes himself or herself into the story as a character.

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Meanings

nounself-insertion (countable and uncountable, plural self-insertions)

plural self-insertions

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA literary device in which the author writes himself or herself into the story as a character.

Origin

From self- + insertion.

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APA

self-insertion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-insertion

MLA

“self-insertion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-insertion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-insertion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-insertion.

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