self
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3.9
- noun
- /sɛlf/
:
sí mismo
- I'm so connected to my inner self, my consciousness.
- self-esteem
- self-confidence
- sense of self
And yet that self talk and that self blame plague her.
- And yet that self talk and that self blame plague her.
- No self loathing, no self hate, no self doubt.
- Olivia herself, her unique self was the tie.
- Your whole being, your whole self comes into question.
- Now the freeze response often results in self blame and self anger.
- And so there are there are problems with self understanding.
- I'm going to reveal my true self, who I really am.
- Rather, I find my genuine self in the unchangeable.
- Am I going to be my best self or my weaker self?
Examples
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I think your purpose is to share your true self, to be fully seen.
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My ultimate goal is to do most, if not all, of my self-promotion through Facebook.
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Your whole being, your whole self comes into question.
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You take it for granted, your own self, you do things.
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I'm going to reveal my true self, who I really am.
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The various student gains and reported satisfaction with self-management projects have been well documented.
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His IS resolves into an acceptance of the self that others have labeled abnormal.
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The escaped slaves threw off captivity and created a self-reliant subsistence society using available materials.
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Who could blame China's leaders for detecting the evident self-interest in such advice and rejecting it?
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At the retreat, she discovered her true self by reflecting on her values and beliefs.
Synonyms
660
3.2
The qualities that show who a person or group is
342
4.5
Feeling that you are more important than other people
39
4.6
Qualities that make someone or something different from others
3
4.2
The set of things that make a person different and stay the same over time
2
6.8
Being a person with your own thoughts, feelings, and a sense of who you are
1
8.2
A quality of being a unique person with your own identity
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
1
7.1
A person or thing that is much weaker and less impressive than before
Compounds
53
3.3
Being able to stop yourself from acting on strong feelings or wants when it is hard
14
4.2
A way of showing your thoughts and feelings and your personality through art, music, or writing
12
4.3
A group or region that makes and follows its own rules without outside control
7
4.6
Careful thinking about your thoughts, feelings, and actions to understand yourself
4
8.1
Being very interested only in your own thoughts and feelings and ignoring other people
4
5.7
Choosing not to have something you want for moral, religious, or unselfish reasons
- Formal
4
9.9
Trying to make yourself seem more important or powerful than you are
- Specialized
3
6.3
A way to make yourself very relaxed and focused to change thoughts or feelings
2
9.9
To punish yourself by hitting your body with a whip, often for religious reasons
1
6.7
A calm, confident control of your feelings and actions in difficult situations
- Specialized
1
8.5
The right to refuse to answer questions that could make you look guilty in court
- Specialized
1
7.3
A machine or program that checks its own state to adjust its actions
1
3.5
The ability to protect yourself from physical harm using simple fighting moves
- Slur
1
9.9
A person from the Jewish community who criticizes or feels ashamed of their background
- Specialized
1
5.5
Money put aside to pay for possible losses instead of buying protection from a company
- Specialized
1
6.8
Small parts act together and make a regular pattern like birds in a flock without a single leader
How Developed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Self comes from an old English word that meant 'one's own' or 'by oneself'. So self still means the person you are, and you can see the same idea in words like selfish and selfie, which are about 'your own' actions or a picture of yourself.