self-affirmation
- a word derived from affirmation.
Example Sentences
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Bragging is not like some tepid self-affirmation; it’s competitive.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
It’s not a narrative concept album, but the songs are connected by recurring threads: a roundelay of infidelities and reunions, betrayals and connections, self-doubt and self-affirmation.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022
But psychologists and researchers who have examined self-affirmation say numerous studies have found that affirming yourself can produce wide-ranging benefits, including stress-buffering effects.
From Washington Post • May 2, 2022
But is self-affirmation enough to put women on the path to success as equal workers and equal earners with equal power to shape the world?
From Salon • Aug. 22, 2021
The justification of suffering is that the will affirms itself; and the self-affirmation is justified by payment of the penalty.
From Schopenhauer by Whittaker, Thomas
