self-adjustment

[ self-uh-juhst-muh nt, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf əˈdʒʌst mənt, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

adjustment of oneself or itself, as to the environment.
the process of resolving one's problems or reactions to stress without outside intervention.

Origin of self-adjustment

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby self-adjustment

self-acting, self-actualization, self-actualize, self-addressed, self-adhesive, self-adjustment, self-administered, self-admitted, self-advancement, self-advocacy, self-aggrandizement

Example sentences from the Web for self-adjustment

  • An embryo, when cut in half, displays remarkable powers of self-adjustment and continued development.

    Religion and Science |John Charlton Hardwick

  • But this self-consciousness and self-adjustment to a given end is an element of strength and not of weakness.

    Whitman |John Burroughs