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Definition of "self-aware" [self-aware]

  • Aware of oneself, including one's traits, feelings, and behaviors. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "self-aware" in a sentence
  • "Well, the term "self-aware" is very touchy and controversial, but that's the direction we are heading."
  • "I’ve never met anyone I’d classify as self-aware: It’s been my experience that most extroverted people think they’re introverts, and many introverted people make a similarly wrongheaded juxtaposition about being extroverts."
  • "Her writing is searingly honest, brutally revealing, and wickedly self-aware."