as in self-image
the idea that you have about the kind of person you are
People's self-perceptions are often very different from the way other people perceive them.
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Recent Examples of self-perception
That moment changed his self-perception entirely.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
The designer said spring 2026 was about the complex interplay between self-perception and the gaze of others on femininity.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Afterward, they were asked to rate their self-perception of their skill at Dutch, with the Dutch speakers offering independent observer ratings.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The experience also affected her self-perception.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
The designer said spring 2026 was about the complex interplay between self-perception and the gaze of others on femininity.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Afterward, they were asked to rate their self-perception of their skill at Dutch, with the Dutch speakers offering independent observer ratings.
—ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
The experience also affected her self-perception.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-perception
Noun
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Your self-image as well as the way you’re perceived by others will be evolving in a major way now, and pairing faith and imagination and even letting your imagination run wild with a hefty dose of determination will translate to results in terms of greater confidence and making your mark.—
Maressa Brown,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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In Norway, a former prime minister was charged with corruption linked to Epstein, while a princess is also named in the files, shattering Norway’s self-image as egalitarian, high-trust, and low corruption, a Norwegian academic wrote in The Guardian.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Rushdie struggles with that self-concept.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Jan. 2026
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But your nervous system, expectations and self-concept are all shifting at once.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Self-perception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-perception. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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