self-knowledge
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of self-knowledge
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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The kind of courage and self-knowledge that it must have taken to sort of go backwards.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
What they might do, though, is remind him why he became so widely adored — valuable self-knowledge for an artist whose great subject has always been the transformative power of love.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
In time, he is undone by his utter lack of self-knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Insight refers to a self-knowledge and understanding of how thoughts and feelings participate in shaping our perception -- and how to transform unhelpful patterns of thought relating to ourselves and the world.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023
When you read this way, characters go from hope to despair, from self-knowledge to doubt.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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