self-worth
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of self-worth
First recorded in 1960–65
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She would use the system of accounts to create likes on her own posts, hoping to drive engagement with other users and her own feelings of validation and self-worth.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Unfortunately, repeated exposure falsely increases one’s sense of self-worth.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
But if we seek self-worth from a three-piece living-room suite from Fendi Casa, we will never stop spending because, as you are painfully aware, self-worth is an inside job.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 17, 2026
For the first time, acting felt natural and gave me a lot of self-worth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
They had concluded with a powerful statement of principle and self-worth.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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