self-disclosure.

Intentional sharing of personal experiences, thoughts, or feelings.

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Words that belong together

• personal self-disclosure
• reciprocal self-disclosure

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A small act of self-disclosure changed the conversation.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.