(n.) The individual as the object of his own reflective consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the possessor of capacities and character; a person as a distinct individual; a being regarded as having personality.
(n.) Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as, self is his whole aim.
(n.) Personification; embodiment.
Example Sentences:
(1) Questionnaires were used and the respondent self-designation method measured leadership.
(2) Participants (n=165) entering a week-long outpatient education program completed a protocol measuring self-care patterns, glycosylated hemoglobin levels, and emotional well-being.
(3) Results show diet, self-control and parts of insulin-therapy to be problematic treatment components.
(4) The authors empirically studied the self-medication hypothesis of drug abuse by examining drug effects and motivation for drug use in 494 hospitalized drug abusers.
(5) For assessment of clinical status, investigators must rely on the use of standardized instruments for patient self-reporting of fatigue, mood disturbance, functional status, sleep disorder, global well-being, and pain.
(6) When compared with self-reported exposures, the sensitivity of both job-exposure matrices was low (on average, below 0.51), while the specificity was generally high (on average, above 0.90).
(7) The voters don’t do gratitude, self-pitying politicians are wont to moan.
(8) Electron self-exchange has been measured by an NMR technique for horse-heart myoglobin.
(9) In self-opinions on own appearance the children mentioned teeth as a feature which they would like to change as first.
(10) It is proposed that microoscillations of the eye increase the threshold for detection of retinal target displacements, leading to less efficient lateral sway stabilization than expected, and that the threshold for detection of self motion in the A-P direction is lower than the threshold for object motion detection used in the calculations, leading to more efficient stabilization of A-P sway.
(11) If black people could only sort out these self-inflicted problems themselves, everything would be OK. After all, doesn't every business say it welcomes job applicants from all backgrounds?
(12) Subjects who reported incidents of childhood sexual exploitation had lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of depression than the comparison group.
(13) Right hemisphere inactivation caused a decrease in the frequency of lateral hypothalamus self-stimulation, whereas with left hemisphere inactivation it increased, which testifies to right hemisphere dominance in self-stimulation reaction.
(14) Poly (8NH2G) does not interact with poly(C) in neutral solution because of the high stability of the hemiprotonated G-G self-structure.
(15) In invasive epidermoid carcinoma, the accuracy with the self-collected specimens approached the physician-scraped specimens.
(16) US presidential election 2016: the state of the Republican race as the year begins Read more So far, the former secretary of state seems to be recovering well from self-inflicted wounds that dogged the start of her second, and most concerted, attempt for the White House.
(17) A study was conducted to determine the usefulness of self-screening of blood pressure in families as part of a school health care programme, and to study the relationship between BP and sodium excretion in school children.
(18) However, self-efficacy (defined as confidence in being able to resist the urge to drink heavily) assessed at intake of treatment, was strongly associated with the level of consumption on drinking occasions at follow-up.
(19) Jeremy Corbyn could learn a lot from Ken Livingstone | Hugh Muir Read more High-minded commentators will say that self-respect – as well as Burke’s dictum that MPs are more than delegates – should be enough to make members under pressure assert their independence.
(20) In a family with hereditary elliptocytosis and an abnormality in spectrin self-association, the membranes had decreased deformability and stability.
Selfless
Definition:
(a.) Having no regard to self; unselfish.
Example Sentences:
(1) And we owe [Hickox] better than that and all the people who do this work better than that.” The White House indicated that it was urgently reviewing the federal guidelines for returning healthcare workers, “recognising that these medical professionals’ selfless efforts to fight this disease on the front lines will be critical to bringing this epidemic under control, the only way to eliminate the risk of additional cases here at home”.
(2) For now, Shimizu will not allow the children in her care to be interviewed and brushes off praise for her selflessness.
(3) It was a difficult decision because he has been continuously supportive of the direction that we have wanted to take the club, and he has worked tirelessly and selflessly for Inter, with both belief and passion.
(4) Ted Cruz reaches the dramatic climax of his pitch to voters with a flourish that is as subtle as it is selfless.
(5) SDLP councillor John Boyle said: "This selfless heroine put the lives of her passengers and people living around ahead of herself."
(6) But even more than this bravura dramatic writing, the story of Dr Rieux's selfless struggle with the illness, and the different responses of other citizens, colleagues and chance acquaintances, unfolds an urgent allegory of war.
(7) Announcing his death, his mother Jane said: "My heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son."
(8) I have never met or spoken with him, and it’s rare in this life to find such a selfless benefactor.
(9) In contrast, Duncan has been praised as the paragon of selfless basketball, sacrificing his numbers for the good of the team.
(10) Usually I send Cousin off on her own, but as it was her birthday, I selflessly went with her and our friend Olga.
(11) Aitken spoke of the army's "core values": selfless commitment, courage, discipline, integrity, loyalty and respect for others.
(12) Announcing Stephen's death, his mother wrote that "her heart is bursting with pride but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son", and that the "ongoing support and outpouring of love for Stephen will help greatly at this difficult time, in the same way as it helped Stephen throughout his journey".
(13) These achievements are a testament to the courage, selflessness, and teamwork of America's Armed Forces.
(14) • Read Kevin McCarra's match report • Read Scott Murray's minute-by-minute report • Paul Hayward: Barça live the dream and nod off • David Pleat: Walcott's introduction turned the tide • Richard Williams: Fábregas was selfless to a fault "I am not good," he said.
(15) Four necessary constituents of a caring experience among nursing students emerged: Authentic presencing, selfless sharing, fortifying support, and enriching effects.
(16) The transformation is gynaecological, but the expectations are similar – she is selfless, she is a saint.
(17) Certainly, Duncan's selflessness has been on full display throughout these Finals, in which he has mostly been in the background while some of his less celebrated team-mates have shone.
(18) The MEK leadership moved swiftly to distance itself from Saddam Hussein, emphasising its opposition to the Islamic government in Tehran and casting its supporters as selfless and long suffering supporters of freedom and democracy.
(19) He never returned to politics, but on his death in 2006 was widely saluted for his selfless contribution to society.
(20) "They get our derision when they deserve our compassion and a political selflessness we've been unable to muster," it said.