self-awareness
noun
self-aware·ness
ˌself-ə-ˈwer-nəs 
: an awareness of one's own personality or individuality
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Men who enter conflict with curiosity, humility, self-awareness and a willingness to repair aren't weak.
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Such questions can also help children develop more self-awareness, child psychologist Becky Kennedy told CNBC Make It in January.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 May 2025
These moments of self-awareness turn your fitness practice into a tool for emotional regulation, not just physical conditioning.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The insula plays a key role in sensory, motor and autonomic function and is involved in emotional processing, self-awareness and understanding social context.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Such questions can also help children develop more self-awareness, child psychologist Becky Kennedy told CNBC Make It in January.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 15 May 2025
These moments of self-awareness turn your fitness practice into a tool for emotional regulation, not just physical conditioning.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
The insula plays a key role in sensory, motor and autonomic function and is involved in emotional processing, self-awareness and understanding social context.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-awareness
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“Self-awareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-awareness. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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