self-revelation
[ self-rev-uh-ley-shuhn, self- ]
noun
disclosure of one's private feelings, thoughts, etc., especially when unintentional.
Origin of self-revelation
1First recorded in 1850–55
Words Nearby self-revelation
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How to use self-revelation in a sentence
In that poignant moment of self-revelation Tom's cumbersome machinery of intuition did not fail him.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodEach was undergoing a self-revelation; each was trying to face a future without the other.
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandIt was in these moods of adulation and self-revelation that Marishka found him most difficult.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsFor a moment, in a storm of gratitude and emotion, his mind trembled on the verge of self-revelation.
The Pioneers | Katharine Susannah PrichardAnd even as his eyes loved the work of his hands, so he knew in a burning flash of self-revelation that his soul loved her.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson
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