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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Most have found their way, educated themselves, and shaken off horrible memories, negative self-images, and bad relationships that happened for the wrong reasons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Big Tech has the capital and the ambition to pursue nuclear, including next generation reactor designs which match very well the sector’s self-image of innovative strength at the leading edge of technological change.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 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 14 Feb. 2026.
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