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According to a 2019 study published in the Journal of Business Research, people tend to appreciate gifts that align with their own self-image.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Spend some time reflecting on your current comfort zone or self-image, and record your thoughts in a journal.
—Kazuyoshi Hisano, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
But historian Paul Haddad reminds us that the city’s preening self-image belies its origin story.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
She’s achieved male validation, but at the cost of her own self-image.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
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“Self-image.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-image. Accessed 6 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
self-image
noun
self-im·age
ˈsel-ˈfim-ij
: one's ideas about oneself or one's role
Medical Definition
self-image
noun
self-im·age
-ˈim-ij
: one's conception of oneself or of one's role
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