as in self-concept
the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance
She has a positive self-image buoyed by her years of success.
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Recent Examples of self-image
Research on vulnerable narcissism suggests that those who lash out or seem impervious to criticism may in fact be protecting a fragile ego—especially when rejection threatens their self-image.
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
This may be a defense mechanism to protect our relationship and self-image.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Reviewing the apocalyptic drama’s latest installment, IndieWire’s Ben Travers analyzed how Ellie’s road to revenge might impact her self-image.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
Even his wave was measured and respectful, not the sweeping gesture of a leader with a hyperbolic self-image.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
This may be a defense mechanism to protect our relationship and self-image.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Reviewing the apocalyptic drama’s latest installment, IndieWire’s Ben Travers analyzed how Ellie’s road to revenge might impact her self-image.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 May 2025
Even his wave was measured and respectful, not the sweeping gesture of a leader with a hyperbolic self-image.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-image
Noun
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The first-of-its-kind study surveyed 15,000 adults from around the world to establish an industry-first connection between our outward appearance, inner self-concept, and overall well-being.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Ultimately, McKibben seems unable to imagine an alternative way for modern, secular life to have meaning that is not grounded in a self-concept of hyper-individuality and the false belief that technology does not already mediate every aspect of our existence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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But work can produce ambivalence — especially when there’s a mismatch between self-perception and how others perceive one’s role.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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By comparing Denmark’s presence in Greenland to the brutal regime of the Belgians in Congo, or the British in South Africa, many Danes feel reinforced in their national self-perception as a small yet morally superior nation.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Each of the disciples have their own secrets to bear, life taking them on some brutal pathways, the piece leaning into powerful introspection.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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Decades of introspection have ultimately led her to look out.—
Book Marks
June 26,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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“Self-image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-image. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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