Polyglot Dictionary

Selbstbewusstsein

/ˈzɛlpstbəˌvʊstzaɪ̯n/

das noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

genitive
des Selbstbewusstseins

Meaning

  1. self-confidence, self-assuredness

    confidence in one's own worth and abilities

    • Sie tritt mit viel Selbstbewusstsein auf.

      She comes across with a lot of self-confidence.

  2. self-awareness

    in a more philosophical or psychological sense: awareness of oneself as an individual

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Selbst self
  • Bewusstsein consciousness, awareness
    • bewusst conscious, aware
    • sein being; to be

Similar words

Selbstvertrauen

Selbstvertrauen (Selbst "self" + Vertrauen "trust") is trust in your own ability to handle a specific situation — it rises and falls with practice and experience. Selbstbewusstsein runs deeper: a steadier sense of your own worth and identity. Someone can have strong Selbstbewusstsein overall and still feel their Selbstvertrauen waver before a hard exam.

Similar in other languages

English

confidence

confidence is the English word for the same thing — both mean "self-confidence."

French

confiance en soi

confiance en soi is the French phrase for the same thing — both mean "self-confidence."

Practice

1 What does Selbstbewusstsein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie tritt mit viel ___ auf.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Selbstbewusstsein?

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