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self-revealing

American  
[self-ri-vee-ling, self-] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈvi lɪŋ, ˌsɛlf- /
Also self-revelatory

adjective

  1. displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc..

    an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.


Etymology

Origin of self-revealing

First recorded in 1830–40

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We believe fox8 was only the tip of the iceberg because better coders can filter out self-revealing posts or use open-source AI models fine-tuned to remove ethical guardrails.

From Salon Feb. 15, 2026

Viewers rated the Facebook users on average as having lower self-esteem and being more self-revealing, for example, than the users rated themselves.

From Science Daily Jan. 17, 2024

Via Zoom sessions, he encourages them to be analytical and self-revealing in their writing.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2022

Wynn’s mission mirrors our technological, gender-restless, self-revealing culture.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2019

They denied the theological value of the logical forms—the development of these forms being in their opinion due to the human thinker, not to a self-revealing absolute.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

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