self-realization

[ self-ree-uh-luh-zey-shuhn, self- ]

noun

1. the fulfillment of one's potential.

self-realization

noun

1. the realization or fulfilment of one's own potential or abilities

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-realization¹

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

This is a self-realization story hung on a romantic comedy — to begin with, it takes place in an airport, the most rom-commy of all rom-com settings.

From Los Angeles Times

The novelist Anzia Yezierska, writing in The New York Times Book Review, called “New Face in the Mirror” “an extraordinary record of the inner life of a rebellious adolescent in search of self-realization.”

From New York Times

The story symbolized women’s self-realization and freedom to confront “this huge masculine icon — the bridge,” she explained.

From Seattle Times

Fellowship of Friends bills itself as an organization that helps members reach their true potential, an upscale throwback to the erstwhile Bay Area communes that separated participants from society so they could pursue self-realization.

From Los Angeles Times

Reading Carl Jung’s theory of individuation, the development of self-realization, led her to see her seven chickens as one continuous being, always in communication with wild birds.

From Los Angeles Times