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self-actualization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

From self- + actualization. Probably applied in this sense by Abraham Maslow.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 自我實現 /自我实现 (zìwǒ shíxiàn) — psychological development
  • Danish: selvrealisering — psychological development
  • Dutch: zelfactualisering — psychological development
  • Finnish: itsensä toteuttaminen — psychological development
  • German: Selbstverwirklichung — psychological development
  • Hungarian: önmegvalósítás — psychological development
  • Macedonian: самоостварување (samoostvaruvanje) — psychological development
  • Polish: samorealizacja — psychological development
  • Serbo-Croatian: samoostvarenje — psychological development
  • Swedish: självförverkligande — psychological development