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self-distance

self-distance noun: the ability to critically reflect on oneself and one's relations from an external perspective.

Noun

self-distance (usually uncountable, plural self-distances)

  1. (usually) The ability to critically reflect on oneself and one's relations from an external perspective.
    • Ironic humor is an instance of the more general phenomenon of self-distance (Contemporary Philosophy of Social Science, By Brian Faypage, Page 33)

Forms of self-distance

pluralself-distances

Origin of self-distance

From self- + distance.

Questions about self-distance

What does self-distance mean?
Self-distance means the ability to critically reflect on oneself and one's relations from an external perspective.
What part of speech is self-distance?
Self-distance is a noun.
What is the plural of self-distance?
The plural of self-distance is self-distances.

Words near self-distance in the dictionary

  1. self-disgust
  2. self-disgustedly
  3. self-disorder
  4. self-dissatisfaction
  5. self-dissatisfactions
  6. self-distance
  7. self-distances
  8. self-distribute
  9. self-distributed
  10. self-distributes
  11. self-distributing

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