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self-examination

self-examination noun: an examination of oneself; scrutiny of one's own state, condition, motives, etc.

Noun

self-examination (countable and uncountable, plural self-examinations)

  1. An examination of oneself; scrutiny of one's own state, condition, motives, etc.
  2. The process of examining one's own body for signs of illness.

self-examination meaning in Hindi and Tamil

self-examination in Hindi

examination of oneself
आत्मनिरीक्षण ātmanirīkṣaṇ

self-examination in Tamil

தற்சோதனை, ஆன்மசோதனை, சுயவிசாரணை

Synonyms of self-examination

Forms of self-examination

pluralself-examinations

Origin of self-examination

From self- + examination.

Questions about self-examination

What does self-examination mean?
Self-examination means an examination of oneself; scrutiny of one's own state, condition, motives, etc.
What is self-examination in Hindi?
Self-examination in Hindi is आत्मनिरीक्षण (ātmanirīkṣaṇ). See Self-examination meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is self-examination?
Self-examination is a noun.
What is the plural of self-examination?
The plural of self-examination is self-examinations.

Words near self-examination in the dictionary

  1. self-evolution
  2. self-exaltation
  3. self-exalting
  4. self-exaltings
  5. self-exam
  6. self-examination
  7. self-examinations
  8. self-exams
  9. self-excitation
  10. self-excitations
  11. self-excite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-examination (page history and authors); self-examination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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