self-image

American  

[self-im-ij] / ˈsɛlfˈɪm ɪdʒ /

noun

1. the idea, conception, or mental image one has of oneself.

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self-image British  

noun

1. one's own idea of oneself or sense of one's worth

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Etymology

Origin of self-image

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

The discovery by the Caltech scientist, Haagy, profoundly altered the future of public health, of California, of cars, and of L.A.’s self-image and identity.

From Los Angeles Times

The self-image reduces the options, and so the horizon becomes narrower.

From Los Angeles Times

Like their hero, the only masculine strength they seem interested in is the kind performed for cameras, far away from real-world challenges that might easily defeat their self-image as the mightiest of men.

From Salon

The battle was won partly by the leadership prowess of an individual, Themistocles, but mainly by the strength—physical and political—of the demos, an achievement that sustained the Athenian self-image through the Golden Age.

From The Wall Street Journal

Okwuego said “fixing the smiles” of her patients is a privilege and boosts their self-image, which can help “when they’re trying to get jobs.”

From Los Angeles Times