self-actualization

[ self-ak-choo-uh-luh-zey-shuhn, self-ak- ]

nounPsychology.
  1. the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.

Origin of self-actualization

1
First recorded in 1935–40

Words Nearby self-actualization

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British Dictionary definitions for self-actualization

self-actualization

noun
  1. psychol the process of establishing oneself as a whole person, able to develop one's abilities and to understand oneself

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