self-identification

noun

self-iden·​ti·​fi·​ca·​tion ˌself-ī-ˌden-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

: identification with someone or something outside oneself

Examples of self-identification in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, Republicans campaign against gender healthcare for minors, gender self-identification for adults, and anything that introduces children to LGBTQ themes. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

There is no league clause that states self-identification as a woman is sufficient to establish eligibility. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Opponents of gender recognition reform argued that self-identification would allow predatory men to access women-only spaces and harm women. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

After all, if self-identification is enough to make someone a woman, who's to say that Freedom and White aren't now women too? — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-identification

• americanization
• anticoagulation
• antidiscrimination
• bioaccumulation
• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization