"self-distance" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-distances [plural]
Etymology: self- + distance Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|distance}} self- + distance Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} self-distance (usually uncountable, plural self-distances)
  1. The ability to critically reflect on oneself and one's relations from an external perspective. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (the ability to critically reflect on oneself): itsekriittisyys (Finnish), självdistans [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-self-distance-en-noun-6NHa3wws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-

Inflected forms

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