self-understanding

British  

noun

1. the ability to understand one's own actions

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Example Sentences

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s “The Mattering Instinct” is an attempt to place human self-understanding on a new footing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The point of opening the caskets of our forgotten history is to foster the self-understanding necessary to empower the work of creating a future that upholds the democratic creed that “all men are created equal.”

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2024

The story of identity formation is deeply personal, based on the sedimentation of experience, self-understanding, and the ascriptions of others.

From Slate • Jul. 5, 2023

Simply put: The deliberate forgetting of America’s history plays a crucial role in the self-understanding of White Americans.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

Emphasis on education of the variant to promote adjustment and self-understanding, and education of the public at large through acceptance of the individual.

From Checklist A complete, cumulative Checklist of lesbian, variant and homosexual fiction, in English or available in English translation, with supplements of related material, for the use of collectors, students and librarians. by Bradley, Marion Zimmer