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self-awareness

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

noun

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


Example Sentences

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Self-awareness will not fix plausibility or pacing issues or make your movie scarier.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2023

Self-awareness about your own culture includes an examination of who and what have influenced your perception of the world and how you experience it.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Self-awareness is a rare commodity, and we can all use some help in that area from time to time.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2020

Self-awareness and advocacy give us all our best chance at making choices for ourselves instead of having them made for us.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2019

"Self-awareness is an important thing, we know that we need to weed this information and it's a top priority for us to do it," he added.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2017

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