Self-justified
Definition
That finds its reasoning, excuse, or legitimacy within itself or through its own manifestations, without depending on external validation; exculpated or rationalized through one's own subjective effort. In logic or epistemology, the term describes a self-evident truth or an axiom requiring no further proof, while in a behavioral sense, it indicates an attitude or action that the individual considers fully correct in their own mind.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Self-justified
- Self-evident
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective adjusting across standard masculine, feminine, and plural structural limits. |
| Formation | Past participle of the reflexive verb 'autojustifica', structurally stabilized as a descriptive adjective. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.ʒus.ti.fi.ˈkat] |
| Source | Lexicon of Psychological Categories, Conceptual Logic, and Moral Philosophy |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: El s-a simțit pe deplin autojustificat în decizia de a părăsi echipa, considerând că fusese nedreptățit.
EN: He felt completely self-justified in his decision to leave the team, considering that he had been wronged.
RO: Un sistem filosofic autojustificat riscă să devină o dogmă închisă, imună la orice tip de argument extern.
EN: A self-justified philosophical system risks becoming a closed dogma, immune to any kind of external argument.
RO: Din păcate, comportamentul său agresiv era autojustificat în propria minte prin greșelile imaginare ale celorlalți.
EN: Unfortunately, his aggressive behavior was self-justified in his own mind by the imaginary mistakes of others.
Idioms & Phrases
Sistem autojustificat / Self-justified system / self-contained framework
RO: Structură teoretică sau ideologică ale cărei premise se confirmă exclusiv prin concluziile generate de ea însăși.
EN: A theoretical or ideological structure whose premises are confirmed exclusively by the conclusions generated by itself.
Sentiment autojustificat / Self-justified feeling / self-validated emotion
RO: Trăire interioară intensă pe care un individ o consideră complet legitimă, ignorând faptele obiective din realitate.
EN: An intense inner feeling that an individual considers completely legitimate, ignoring the objective facts of reality.
Act autojustificat / Self-justified act / rationalized action
RO: Faptă care, deși încalcă o normă generală, este privită de către autor ca fiind corectă datorită contextului personal.
EN: A deed that, although violating a general norm, is viewed by the perpetrator as being correct due to personal context.
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