self-awareness

/ˌˈsɛlf əˌwɛrnəs/
/sɛlfəˈwɛnəs/
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Definitions of self-awareness
  1. noun
    awareness of your own individuality
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    types:
    bearing, orientation
    a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
    self-consciousness
    self-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of you
    type of:
    awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness
    the state of having knowledge of something
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