autognosis

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós) (“self”) + γνῶσις (gnôsis) (“knowledge”).

• enPR: ôʹtəg-nōʹsĭs
• (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɔːtəɡˈnəʊsɪs/, /ˌɔːtəɡˈnəʊsɪs/
• (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔtəɡˈnoʊsɪs/, /ˌɑtəɡˈnoʊsɪs/

autognosis (plural uncountable or autognoses)

2. Self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities.

• self-knowledge
• self-awareness

• Barrett, L. F. (2017). *How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain*. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
• Kahneman, D. (2011). *Thinking, Fast and Slow*. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.