self-image

[ self-im-ij ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈɪm ɪdʒ /

noun

the idea, conception, or mental image one has of oneself.

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Origin of self-image

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby self-image

self-identification, self-identify, self-identity, selfie, self-ignite, self-image, self-immolating, self-immolation, self-important, self-imposed, self-improvement

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Example sentences from the Web for self-image

In Warhol it found its self-image, ready-made for idolatry and mockery.
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This, surely, has had a corrosive effect on Tejpal and his self-image.
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The daddy party cherishes its self-image as the party of toughness, of self-reliance, of up-by-the-bootstraps fortitude.
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It was an impossible expectation, and one that would catastrophically cloud his self-image.
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When he reached out to me, I realized that it had been hovering over me and my self-image for over a decade.
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Is it important to your self-image what other people think of you?
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British Dictionary definitions for self-image

self-image

noun

one's own idea of oneself or sense of one's worth

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Medical definitions for self-image

self-image

n.

The conception that one has of oneself, including an assessment of qualities and personal worth.

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