sense of self

noun phrase

: ideas about the type of person one really is

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Your ordinary sense of self, too, while not obliterated or dissolved, will likely begin to lose its familiar anchors in space and time. Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Everything’s coming up roses for Pamela Anderson, who’s blooming in her new era of empowerment — and bringing a sense of self to new projects along the way. Charlie Carballo, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024 Much of that has been central to people’s sense of belonging, sense of community and sense of self. Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024 My sexuality, my sense of self, my gender identity, of course, was all being put into perspective. Samantha Allen, Them, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sense of self 

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“Sense of self.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20self. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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