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self-identification

[ self-ahy-den-tuh-fi-key-shuh n, -i-den-, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf aɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, -ɪˌdɛn-, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

identification of oneself with some other person or thing.

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Nearby words

  1. self-heal,
  2. self-healing,
  3. self-help,
  4. self-hypnosis,
  5. self-hypnotized,
  6. self-identify,
  7. self-identity,
  8. self-ignite,
  9. self-image,
  10. self-immolating

Origin of self-identification

First recorded in 1950–55

self-identify

[ self-ahy-den-ti-fahy, ‐i-den-ti-fahy ]
/ ˈsɛlf aɪˈdɛn tɪˌfaɪ, ‐ɪˈdɛn tɪˌfaɪ /

verb (used without object)

identify(defs 7, 8): to self-identify as gay; to self-identify with others in the same situation.

verb (used with object)

identify(defs 4, 6): I've never self-identified myself with that radical mentality. She sometimes self-identifies herself with her patients.

Origin of self-identify

First recorded in 1960–65; self + identify
Related formsself-i·den·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
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