self-adjustment
[ self-uh-juhst-muhnt, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf əˈdʒʌst mənt, ˌsɛlf- /
noun
adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
the process of resolving one's problems or reactions to stress without outside intervention.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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First recorded in 1915–20
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Example sentences from the Web for self-adjustment
An embryo, when cut in half, displays remarkable powers of self-adjustment and continued development.
Religion and Science|John Charlton HardwickBut this self-consciousness and self-adjustment to a given end is an element of strength and not of weakness.
Whitman|John Burroughs