■ adjective
1》 Grammar denoting a pronoun that refers back to the subject of the clause in which it is used, e.g. myself .
↘(of a verb or clause) having a ~ pronoun as its object (e.g. wash oneself ).
2》 (of an action) performed without conscious thought.
3》 Logic (of a relation) always holding between a term and itself.
4》 (of a method or theory in the social sciences) taking account of itself or of the effect of the researcher on what is being investigated.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
reflexivity noun