- self-iden·ti·fi·ca·tion
- /ˌsɛlfaıˌdɛntəfəˈkeıʃən/ noun [noncount]1 : the feeling that you share and understand the problems or experiences of someone else
the young teacher's self-identification [=identification] with his students
2 : the act of identifying yourself as a particular kind of personthe teenager's self-identification as a rebel
Useful english dictionary. 2012.