self-construction
nounUK /ˌself kənˈstrʌkʃən/
US /ˌself kənˈstrʌkʃən/
The act of building or making something yourself.
The treehouse was a fun self-construction project for the whole family.
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2. The process of forming your own identity or character through your own efforts.
Her self-construction as an artist began in childhood.
3. A structure or object that someone builds for themselves.
The shed in the garden is a self-construction.
4. In philosophy, the idea that the self is actively created rather than given.
The theory of self-construction challenges fixed notions of identity.