self–image

noun self–im·age \ˈself-ˈi-mij\

: the way you think about yourself and your abilities or appearance

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: one's conception of oneself or of one's role

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1939

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noun self–im·age \-ˈim-ij\

: one's conception of oneself or of one's role

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