self-knowledge

noun/ˌself ˈnɒlɪdʒ/CEFR C1

আত্মজ্ঞান

Meaning

Understanding of your own character, motives and limits.

Example sentences

  • Failure taught him some self-knowledge.ব্যর্থতা তাকে কিছুটা আত্মজ্ঞান দিয়েছিল।
  • The essay shows real self-knowledge.রচনাটিতে প্রকৃত আত্মজ্ঞানের ছাপ আছে।

Common phrases with “self-knowledge”

  • a lack of self-knowledgeআত্মজ্ঞানের অভাব
  • hard-won self-knowledgeকষ্টে অর্জিত আত্মজ্ঞান
  • grow in self-knowledgeআত্মজ্ঞানে বেড়ে ওঠা

A common mistake

He has good self-knowledge of chemistry.→He has good knowledge of chemistry.

Self-knowledge is only about knowing yourself, never about a subject. It is close to self-awareness, though self-knowledge suggests something deeper and harder won.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: self-awareness, insight

Antonyms: self-deception

Similar words, and what each means

  • self-awareness

    আত্মসচেতনতা, আত্ম-উপলব্ধি

    Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, and motives.

  • insight

    অন্তর্দৃষ্টি, সূক্ষ্ম উপলব্ধি

    A clear and deep understanding of something complicated.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “self-knowledge” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • আত্মজ্ঞান
    • • স্মুদি, ফল-দই দিয়ে তৈরি ঘন পানীয়
    • • দুই গাছের মাঝে ঝোলানো দোলনার মতো বিছানা
    • • টোবার (গাড়িতে ট্রেলার টানার হুক-দণ্ড)
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    আত্মজ্ঞান — self-knowledge (noun) — আত্মজ্ঞান. Understanding of your own character, motives and limits.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “self-knowledge”?

    • • self-awareness
    • • muffler
    • • carving
    • • tang
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    self-awareness — self-awareness — আত্মসচেতনতা, আত্ম-উপলব্ধি. Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, and motives.

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