Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-discovery

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: self--dis-cov-ery
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action or process of achieving self-knowledge.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The X-Men films have made an explicit connection between the mutants’ powers and pubescent self-discovery, but perhaps it’s necessary to address the last few movies’ psychosexual subtext."

Etymology

From self- + discovery.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does self-discovery mean?: The action or process of achieving self-knowledge.
Where does self-discovery come from?: From self- + discovery.

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