self-actualization

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

self-ac·tu·al·i·za·tion

[self-ak-choo-uh-luh-zey-shuhn, self-ak-]
noun Psychology.
the achievement of one's full potential through creativity, independence, spontaneity, and a grasp of the real world.
Also called actualization.


Origin:
1935–40
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Self-actualization has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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self-actualization
 
n
psychol the process of establishing oneself as a whole person, able to develop one's abilities and to understand oneself

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self-actualization
1939, from self + actualization. Popularized, though not coined, by U.S. psychologist and philosopher Abraham H. Maslow. (1908-1970).
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