self-examination

[ self-ig-zam-uh-ney-shuhn, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf ɪgˌzæm əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

examination into one's own state, conduct, motives, etc.

Medicine/Medical. examination of one's body for signs of illness or disease: breast self-examination.

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Origin of self-examination

First recorded in 1640–50

OTHER WORDS FROM self-examination

self-ex·am·in·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-examination

self-employment, self-energizing, self-enforcing, self-esteem, self-evident, self-examination, self-excited, self-exculpatory, self-executing, self-exile, self-existent

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How to use self-examination in a sentence

We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
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Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
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For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
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I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.
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Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
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Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
As a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
Children's Ways|James Sully
At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
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Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for self-examination

self-examination

noun

scrutiny of one's own conduct, motives, desires, etc

Derived forms of self-examination

self-examining, adjective

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self-examination

Origin of self-examination

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