self-expression

[ self-ik-spresh-uhn, self- ]

noun

1. the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.

self-expression

noun

1. the expression of one's own personality, feelings, etc, as in painting, poetry, or other creative activity

Derived Forms

• ˌself-exˈpressive, adjective

Other Words From

• self-ex·pressive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-expression¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Most movingly, it affirms that open communication and safe self-expression are a vital part of everyone’s treatment.

From Los Angeles Times

For the artist, though, art remained a deeply personal form of self-expression.

From BBC

Characters in a musical can sing out their feelings because straightforward dialogue falls short of adequate self-expression, or break into song as a completely normal mode of communication in their world.

From Los Angeles Times

And it’s ironic for the Justice Department to argue that banning an app that people use for self-expression — a human right — is necessary to advance human rights around the world.

From Salon

Some will argue that self-expression is the goal, others moral suasion; some will prefer soft power to storming the barricades and some the reverse.

From Los Angeles Times