self-disclosure
Americannoun
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the act or an instance of revealing oneself to another.
Friendship requires self-disclosure.
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the content of such a revelation.
I know that’s a shocking self-disclosure, but it’s true.
Etymology
Origin of self-disclosure
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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But the company said it “won’t rely on self-disclosure alone” and will use “human review alongside AI investigative tools to apply the label.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It can create a domino effect of self-disclosure.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2023
Dumas said self-disclosure helps because it "humanizes" value minorities to the group.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
Justice Department will not target companies that disclose wrongdoing they find by businesses they are buying in a bid to encourage more self-disclosure, the Deputy Attorney General said on Wednesday.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2023
She made no answer till the whole agitated self-disclosure was complete.
From The Doctor's Family by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
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