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self-report

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A kind of survey or questionnaire in which respondents read the questions and select responses by themselves, without researcher interference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Something said by someone with the purpose of conveying a neutral stance on a subject but unintentionally leading to that person's bias being revealed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Examples

  • His constantly talking about rape laws was a bit of a self-report.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To respond in this manner.

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Usage: transitive

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To report one's own problems or failings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From self- + report. Noun sense 2 was coined by players of Among Us, in which the impostor can report the body of another player they have just killed, as if having just discovered it guiltlessly.