self-incriminating

adjective

self-in·​crim·​i·​nat·​ing ˌself-in-ˈkri-mə-ˌnā-tiŋ 

: serving or tending to incriminate oneself

Examples of self-incriminating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Davis was always a prominent figure in the case, writing a book about the murder that included self-incriminating passages. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Anyone under oath has the right to cite the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment that ensures no person can be compelled to give self-incriminating testimony. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

The starkly self-incriminating nature of those lyrics marks a nice evolution in the contemporary canon of heartbreak pop. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Here’s hoping the cast of Summer House is as self-incriminating on the reunion that filmed this week. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-incriminating

• deteriorating
• differentiating
• incapacitating
• interpenetrating
• nonparticipating
• overestimating
• recapitulating
• reevaluating
• rehabilitating
• renegotiating
• underestimating
• undiscriminating

Legal Definition

self-incriminating

adjective

self-in·​crim·​i·​nat·​ing

ˈself-in-ˈkri-mə-ˌnā-tiŋ

: tending to incriminate oneself

a self-incriminating statement