Self-discovery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The action or process of achieving self-knowledge. uncountable

    "The X-Men films have made an explicit connection between the mutants’ powers and pubescent self-discovery, but perhaps it’s necessary to address the last few movies’ psychosexual subtext."

  2. 2
    discovering your own individuality wordnet

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"He embarked on a path of self-discovery."

Etymology

From self- + discovery.

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