self-expression

UK: /ˌsɛlfɪkˈsprɛʃ^ən/ US: (self′ik spresh′ən, self′-)

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self-ex•pres•sion  (self′ik spresh′ən, self′-), n. 

1. the expression or assertion of one's own personality, as in conversation, behavior, poetry, or painting.

• 1890–95

self′-ex•pres′sive, adj. 

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self-expression noun

1. the expression of one's own personality, feelings, etc, as in painting, poetry, or other creative activity

ˌself-exˈpressive adjective