self-adjustment

American  

[self-uh-juhst-muhnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf əˈdʒʌst mənt, ˌsɛlf- /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of self-adjustment

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

"Avoidance," or the practice of a person trying to never encounter reminders of things at all, deprives individuals of important chances for self-adjustment.

From Salon • Sep. 20, 2023

Speculation of this kind by competent men is the self-adjustment of society to the probable.

From Time Magazine Archive

This permits it freely to turn on its axis, and, in connection with the adjustable boxes in the connecting-rod, allows a perfect self-adjustment to the line of the crank-pin.

From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.

People no longer think about self-constraint, and self-adjustment, and of keeping up their dignity under all circumstances, and of subjecting the weaknesses of human nature to the exigencies of rank.

From The Ancient Regime by Durand, John

Humanity took a new departure; but a departure which for the moment was signalized as a LOSS—the loss of its former harmony and self-adjustment.

From Pagan and Christian creeds: their origin and meaning by Carpenter, Edward