Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An introspective consideration of one's own thoughts or emotions.
- n. Examination of one's own body for medical reasons: a periodontal self-examination; a breast self-examination.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An examination or scrutiny into one's own state, conduct, or motives, particularly in regard to religious affections and duties.
Wiktionary
- n. An examination of oneself.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives, particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct
Examples
“Interim results of a prospective randomized study of self-examination for early detection of breast cancer Russia/St.”
The Huffington Post: Fran Visco: The Truth About Breast Cancer
“This craziness has been good for me in that it's pushed me to do some self-examination, and though I try to be honest with myself in general, certain situations press down harder than others.”
The Huffington Post: How I Was Un-nominated For The National Book Award
“However, how often do you get carried away with work, getting the kids to school, making sure that no one misses soccer or basketball practice, etc … to actually have time to think about self-examination?”
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““Self-esteem is, of course, a term in the modern lexicon of psychobabble, and psychobabble is itself the verbal expression of self-absorption without self-examination.””
““Self-esteem is, of course, a term in the modern lexicon of psychobabble, and psychobabble is itself the verbal expression of self-absorption without self-examination [3].””
“I had a heart attack because two seconds into my self-examination I found three large lumps.”
The Huffington Post: Alyson Renaldo: Acknowledging Pink Month, Celebrating Pinked People
“Early in his career, Munch was deeply influenced by Hans Jaeger, a charismatic Norwegian philosopher who stressed the importance of self-examination.”
The Huffington Post: David Galenson: Edvard Munch and Personal Art
“To live a life of self-examination is not always an easy thing.”
The Huffington Post: Eddie Stern: Sheetal Is a Punk Rocker, or How the NYT Wrecks Yoga
“Self-esteem is, of course, a term in the modern lexicon of psychobabble, and psychobabble is itself the verbal expression of self-absorption without self-examination.”
ProWomanProLife » Self-esteem, self-respect, self-absorption
“They also said that there's no strong evidence that supports monthly self-examination of the breast by women, which had long been recommended by a lot of authorities.”
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