amour-propre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of amour-propre
First recorded in 1775–85; literally, “self-love”
Example Sentences
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It’s hard to see how, other than in their amour-propre, since Chief Justice Hughes ruled nearly nine decades ago that Congress had no right to disregard the fiscal obligations it enacted.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2023
Perhaps this is what, among other things, gives rise to what is often derided as virtue-signalling, not to mention the ferocious rows, overreactions, wounded amour-propre and grandstanding that often characterise social media communities.
From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2019
Rousseau distinguished two forms of self-love, amour de soi and amour-propre.
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2018
It was a matter of amour-propre, but—again—also of tactics.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 17, 2016
Without consideration for the amour-propre of its unskilful fellow-citizen, it demolishes its work, raises the wall that is too low, and re-makes the construction correctly in the presence of the observer.
From The Industries of Animals by Houssay, Frédéric
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