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self-reporta report or account given by someone about their own behavior, feelings, or experiences

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a report or account given by someone about their own behavior, feelings, or experiences

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈselfˌrɪpɔrt/

Example Sentences

  • The diet app asks users to self-report their daily calorie intake, but many people 'forget' to log that midnight pizza.
  • The research showed significant differences between self-reported exercise habits and actual fitness tracker data.
  • College students tend to self-report studying 8 hours a day, though Netflix viewing history suggests otherwise.

self-report

NOUN

[/ˈselfˌrɪpɔrt/]

a report or account given by someone about their own behavior, feelings, or experiences

a report or account given by someone about their own behavior, feelings, or experiences
💡 Concept

a report or account given by someone about their own behavior, feelings, or experiences

Self-report with support, ready for transport!
🎵 Rhyme

Self-report with support, ready for transport!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈselfˌrɪpɔrt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈselfˌrɪpɔːt/

🌳Etymology

Rootself
Suffix-report

🎵Rhyme

supporttransportimportexport
support
transport
import
export

🔗Collocations

self-report data
self-report questionnaire
self-report measure
self-report survey
self-report study
rely on self-reports

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The diet app asks users to self-report their daily calorie intake, but many people 'forget' to log that midnight pizza.

The research showed significant differences between self-reported exercise habits and actual fitness tracker data.

😄 Fun example

College students tend to self-report studying 8 hours a day, though Netflix viewing history suggests otherwise.

Patients were asked to self-report any side effects they experienced during the clinical trial.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

self-assessmentself-evaluationpersonal accountsubjective report

Antonyms

objective measurementexternal observationthird-party report

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