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The following is a list of slangthat is used or popularized by Generation Z(Gen Z), generally those born between the late 1990s and early 2010s in the Western world. Generation Z slang differs from slang of prior generations. [1][2]Ease of communication with the Internetfacilitated the rapid proliferation of Gen Z slang.
Self-immolation is the act of setting oneself on fire. It is mostly done for political or religious reasons, often as a form of protest or in acts of martyrdom. Due to its disturbing and violent nature, it is considered one of the most extreme methods of protest.
Self-esteem is confidence in one's own worth, abilities, or morals. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs about oneself (for example, "I am loved", "I am worthy") as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame. [ 1 ] Smith and Mackie define it by saying "The self-concept is what we think about the self; self-esteem, is the ...
Psychiatry. Impostor syndrome, also known as impostor phenomenon or impostorism, is a psychological experience of intellectual and professional fraudulence. [ 1 ] One source defines it as "the subjective experience of perceived self-doubt in one's abilities and accomplishments compared with others, despite evidence to suggest the contrary".
Schadenfreude (/ ˈ ʃ ɑː d ən f r ɔɪ d ə /; German: [ˈʃaːdn̩ˌfʁɔʏ̯də] ⓘ; lit. Tooltip literal translation "harm-joy") is the experience of pleasure, joy, or self-satisfaction that comes from learning of or witnessing the troubles, failures, pain, suffering, or humiliation of another.
One is not wise merely because he talks much. But he who is calm, free from hatred and fear, is verily called a wise man. [118] By quietude alone one does not become a sage (muni) if he is foolish and ignorant. But he who, as if holding a pair of scales, takes the good and shuns the evil, is a wise man; he is indeed a muni by that very reason ...
The word Mindfulness is the English translation of the word Vipassanā, which a combination of two words Vi, meaning in a special way and Passana, to observe, hence implying to observe in a special way. [51] Compassion (karunaa) can be defined as an emotion that elicits the wanting to be free from suffering. [52]
Self-love, defined as "love of self" or "regard for one's own happiness or advantage", [ 1 ] has been conceptualized both as a basic human necessity [ 2 ] and as a moral flaw, akin to vanity and selfishness, [ 3 ] synonymous with amour-propre, conceitedness, egotism, narcissism, et al.