self-image

noun

self-im·​age ˈself-ˈi-mij How to pronounce self-image (audio)
: one's conception of oneself or of one's role

Examples of self-image in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The lengths to which Carlson will go in service to his own self-image never cease to amaze me. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024 No one thinks that the military, with its lucrative business interests and self-image as the backbone holding together a beleaguered democracy, will cede power anytime soon. Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Such individuals might develop a self-image based on strength, competence and self-reliance. Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 The Simply Julia author shares how her self-image and relationship with food was shaped by her childhood. Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024 Many of these progressive Jews have been told since birth that Israel is an inextricable component of their Jewish self-image; their activism ought best be understood as an articulation of their Jewishness rather than a repudiation of it. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024 You’re entitled to fight for your own interests, but try to stay aware of the difference between a temporary strategy and your entrenched self-image. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024 The filming devices in the home establish a panopticon where the husband and children are pawns in an advertising campaign for the woman’s self-image. Abigail Anthony, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024 Still, a 2020 review of 57 positive psychology programs found that more than half saw outcomes such as lower stress, anxiety, and depression; fewer behavioral issues; better self-image; and stronger social functioning. Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-image was in 1939

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“Self-image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-image. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

self-image

noun
self-im·​age
ˈsel-ˈfim-ij
: one's ideas about oneself or one's role

Medical Definition

self-image

noun
self-im·​age -ˈim-ij How to pronounce self-image (audio)
: one's conception of oneself or of one's role

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