Johari window

noun

A grid-like diagram used to help people understand their relationship with self and others. It contains various groupings of adjectives that describe the subject, in his/her own view and the view of others.

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Meanings

nounJohari window (plural Johari windows)

plural Johari windows

  1. A grid-like diagram used to help people understand their relationship with self and others. It contains various groupings of adjectives that describe the subject, in his/her own view and the view of others.

Origin

From the first names of the American psychologists who created it: Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham.

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Johari window. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johari%20window

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“Johari window.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johari%20window. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Johari window,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johari%20window.

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