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 While the program has changed a bit, the basics of life skills, behavior modification, self-image resurrection, resume preparation and interview techniques have not. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2024 And then the awful demons of self-hate and self-contempt, a hugely negative self-image, took its place in the center of the victim’s being. . . . Mark Hertsgaard, TIME, 7 May 2024 Some studies showed that girls were particularly affected by negative body self-image. Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024 Creating a self-appreciation scrapbook can actively nurture a positive self-image and reinforce your sense of self-worth. Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Perl-Rosenthal suggests that, in the early decades of the United States, the Republican Party afforded a mechanism for a more capacious national self-image, one that could encompass both élites and commoners. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 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

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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 2 Jun. 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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