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
Be honest and forthright, because your Leo horoscope for August 2025 begins with Leo season strengthening your first house of selfhood, self-perception, and identity.
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
The study confirms that these shifts in self-perception do affect the relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Or consider Dove's Real Beauty Sketches campaign, which felt more like a short documentary exploring women's self-perceptions than an ad.
—Andrew Faridani, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
The study confirms that these shifts in self-perception do affect the relationship.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Or consider Dove's Real Beauty Sketches campaign, which felt more like a short documentary exploring women's self-perceptions than an ad.
—Andrew Faridani, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for self-perception
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-perception
Noun
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Moving forward can feel like a moral battle when your self-image feels tied to every misstep.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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In recent years, Acura has grappled with its self-image.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Now her work focuses on how clothing shapes emotional well-being, self-concept, and resilience.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
12 July 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
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“Self-perception.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-perception. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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