Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-revelation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: self--rev-e-la-tion
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Revelation of one's own thoughts, feelings, and attitudes, especially when not deliberately sought.

Example Sentences

"Amid these self-revelations, though, a couple of the stories here seem strangely out of place."
"That is something that I think of over and over again, a kind of mantra about why self-revelation is actually a political gesture."

Etymology

From self- + revelation.

Inflected Forms

self-revelations (plural)

Questions

What does self-revelation mean?: Revelation of one's own thoughts, feelings, and attitudes, especially when not deliberately sought.
Where does self-revelation come from?: From self- + revelation.

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