"self-actualization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: self-actualizations [plural]
Etymology: self- + actualization. Probably applied in this sense by Abraham Maslow. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|actualization}} self- + actualization Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} self-actualization (usually uncountable, plural self-actualizations)
  1. Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled. Wikipedia link: Abraham Maslow Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Psychology Synonyms: self-realization, self-actualisation Derived forms: self-actualize Translations (psychological development): 自我實現 (Chinese Mandarin), 自我实现 (zìwǒ shíxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), selvrealisering [common-gender] (Danish), zelfactualisering [feminine] (Dutch), itsensä toteuttaminen (Finnish), Selbstverwirklichung [feminine] (German), önmegvalósítás (Hungarian), самоостварување (samoostvaruvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), samorealizacja [feminine] (Polish), samoostvarenje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), självförverkligande (Swedish)

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