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sense of self

noun phrase

: ideas about the type of person one really is

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Develop a fragile sense of self. Sherri Gordon, Parents, 27 Nov. 2025 Social media multiplies this effect, pushing us into echo chambers that reinforce a limited sense of self. Arianna Huffington, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 But that sense of self-conscious cleverness and cutesy desperation is a choice that the movie is now going to have to live with forever. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2025 Those issues tend to negatively impact their sense of self-worth along with their ability to get a job and make a living. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Nov. 2025 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 30 Nov. 2025.

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