self-adjustment

[ self-uh-juhst-muhnt, self- ]

noun

1. adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
2. the process of resolving one's problems or reactions to stress without outside intervention.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-adjustment¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

An embryo, when cut in half, displays remarkable powers of self-adjustment and continued development.

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But this self-consciousness and self-adjustment to a given end is an element of strength and not of weakness.

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But Gabriel could not imitate this comfortable self-adjustment to surroundings.

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