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⇱ SELF-CHARACTERIZATION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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self-characterization

noun

self-char·​ac·​ter·​i·​za·​tion ˌself-ˌker-ik-t(ə-)rə-ˈzā-shən 👁 How to pronounce self-characterization (audio)
-ˌka-rik-
plural self-characterizations
: the act of describing one's own character or qualities : a characterization of oneself
her self-characterization as a sci-fi geek
[David] Adler relies on what citizens say about their own ideology. … But do these self-characterizations represent how moderate or radical they are?—👁 Image
Matthijs Rooduijn

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The lawsuit disputes their self-characterizations as businessmen. —👁 Image
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Feb. 2025 Despite his self-characterization as a progressive fending off nationalists, the French president has done nothing to embrace the Biden administration’s democracy agenda. —👁 Image
Celia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-characterization was in 1888

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“Self-characterization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-characterization. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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