self-expression

[self-ik-spresh-uhn, self-]

noun

1. the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.

self-expression

noun

1. the expression of one's own personality, feelings, etc, as in painting, poetry, or other creative activity

Other Word Forms

• self-expressive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-expression¹

First recorded in 1890–95