self-awareness

American  

[self-uh-wair-nis] / ˌsɛlf əˈwɛər nɪs /

noun

1. the state or quality of being self-aware.

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Example Sentences

As you can see, Brockman’s writing is full of uncertainty, ambition, introspection, raw emotion, self-awareness and self-doubt.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

But resilience, ambition and self-awareness are traits that Darnold has long exhibited, according to his high school coach Jaime Ortiz, who remembers his former student as a wildly gifted but quietly driven kid.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

A toxic boss, she says, is different as "they deliberately lack both empathy and often self-awareness".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Drawing on decades of research across neuroscience, psychology, and clinical science, the authors argue that temperature deserves a central place in the science of bodily self-awareness.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2026

Sometimes I had to pinch myself when I stopped to think about all the blessings, self-awareness, and lessons I learned because of my commitment to the sport of fencing.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad