self-realization

n.
The development or fulfillment of one's potential.

The goal of some kinds of Romanticism, of some religious practices, and of most of the self-help industry. The myth is that of the ‘mute inglorious Milton’, that most people have a hidden self, that but for unfortunate external obstacles would blossom without limits.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the fulfillment of your capacities
  Synonyms: self-fulfillment, self-realisation

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - selvudfoldelse, selvrealisation

Nederlands (Dutch)
zelfontplooiing

Français (French)
n. - épanouissement personnel

Deutsch (German)
n. - Selbstverwirklichung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυτοπραγμάτωση, καταξίωση

Italiano (Italian)
realizzazione del proprio potenziale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - auto-realização (f)

Русский (Russian)
самоосуществление

Español (Spanish)
n. - desarrollo y expresión de la personalidad propia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - självförverkligande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自我实现, 自我完成

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自我實現, 自我完成

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자기 실현, 자기 완성, 자기 개발

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 自己実現

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تحقيق ألذات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הגשמה עצמית, מימוש עצמי‬

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