autobiography

/ˌɔːtəˌbaɪˈɒɡrəfi/

noun

  1. a book in which a person tells the story of their own life

    B1

    countable

    • "I am reading an autobiography by a famous singer."B1
    • "Her autobiography describes her childhood and her rise to fame."B2
    • "He spent years writing his autobiography, detailing his journey from poverty to success."B2

Common mistakes

  • autobiography→biography

    An autobiography is written by the person it is about, while a biography is written by someone else.

Collocations

write an autobiographypublish an autobiographyread an autobiographyautobiography of a famous person

Word family

autobiographicalautobiographerbiographybiographer