self-questioning

noun

The contemplation of one's actions, beliefs, etc.

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Meanings

nounself-questioning (plural self-questionings)

plural self-questionings

  1. The contemplation of one's actions, beliefs, etc.

    Obama’s thoughtfulness is obvious to anyone who has observed his political career, but in this book he lays himself open to self-questioning.

    2020 November 12, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama's 'A Promised Land'”, in The New York Times

Origin

From self- + questioning.

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APA

self-questioning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-questioning

MLA

“self-questioning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-questioning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-questioning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-questioning.

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