amour-propre
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of amour-propre
First recorded in 1775–85; literally, “self-love”
Example Sentences
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The younger man emerges from this labyrinth of court proceedings and outraged amour-propre in the worst possible light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
The shameful knowledge that body and spirit still hungered for the man who had served both so shabbily ate into her amour-propre like a corrosive acid.
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance
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