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self-report

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From self- + report. Noun sense 2 was coined by players of Among Us, in which the impostor can report the body of another player they have just killed, as if having just discovered it guiltlessly.

  1. A kind of survey or questionnaire in which respondents read the questions and select responses by themselves, without researcher interference.
  2. Something said by someone with the purpose of conveying a neutral stance on a subject but unintentionally leading to that person's bias being revealed.

    His constantly talking about rape laws was a bit of a self-report.

verb

Etymology: From self- + report. Noun sense 2 was coined by players of Among Us, in which the impostor can report the body of another player they have just killed, as if having just discovered it guiltlessly.

  1. To respond in this manner.
  2. To report one's own problems or failings.

    The train operating company-owning group [...] says it self-reported the issue to the Office of Rail and Road after identifying the problem during a recent audit.