Meanings
nounself-talk (uncountable)
alternative self talk
- uncountableA speech or conversation to oneself, whether silent or aloud.
One way to develop self-confidence is to try to step back and look at yourself objectively. Use positive self-talk instead of criticisms. Refrain from such self-talk as “I don't matter,” […]
2017, Lena Koya, Mary-Lane Kamberg, Female Body Image and Self-Perception, page 80
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*swé?
- Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*selbaz
- Old Englishself
- Old Englishself-
- Middle Englishself-
- Englishself-
- Englishtalk
- Englishself-talk
Translations
Czech samomluva
- samomluvatalk to oneself
Finnish itselleen puhuminen
- itselleen puhuminentalk to oneself
French monologue intérieur, soliloque
- monologue intérieurtalk to oneself
- soliloquetalk to oneself
Polish monolog wewnętrzny
- monolog wewnętrznytalk to oneself
Russian разгово́р с самим собо́й
- разгово́р с самим собо́й (razgovór s samim sobój)talk to oneself
Cite this entry
APA
self-talk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-talk
MLA
“self-talk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-talk. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-talk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-talk.
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