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self-image

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A person's own view of themself and their own character and worth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English image English self-image From self- + image.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինքնագնահատում (inkʻnagnahatum) — way a person views themselves
  • Catalan: autoimatge — way a person views themselves
  • Catalan: autopercepció — way a person views themselves
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自我意像 (zìwǒ yì xiàng) — way a person views themselves
  • Czech: sebeobraz — way a person views themselves
  • Dutch: zelfbeeld — way a person views themselves
  • Finnish: minäkuva — way a person views themselves
  • French: image de soi — way a person views themselves
  • Georgian: თვითშეხედულება (tvitšexeduleba) — way a person views themselves
  • German: Selbstbild — way a person views themselves
  • Hungarian: énkép — way a person views themselves
  • Icelandic: sjálfsmynd — way a person views themselves
  • Irish: féiníomhá — way a person views themselves
  • Italian: immagine di sé — way a person views themselves
  • Norwegian: selvbilde — way a person views themselves
  • Polish: obraz samego siebie — way a person views themselves
  • Portuguese: autoimagem — way a person views themselves
  • Romanian: imagine de sine — way a person views themselves
  • Russian: представле́ние о само́м себе́ (predstavlénije o samóm sebé) — way a person views themselves
  • Russian: о́браз самого́ себя́ (óbraz samovó sebjá) — way a person views themselves
  • Russian: самооце́нка (samoocénka) — way a person views themselves
  • Spanish: autoimagen — way a person views themselves
  • Swedish: självbild — way a person views themselves
  • Tatar: үзбилгеләү (üzbilgeläw) — way a person views themselves
  • Ukrainian: самооці́нка (samoocínka) — way a person views themselves