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self-esteem

[ self-i-steem, self- ]

noun

  1. a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect.

    Antonyms: diffidence

  2. an inordinately or exaggeratedly favorable impression of oneself:

    Her self-esteem can sometimes be very annoying.

    Antonyms: diffidence



self-esteem

noun

  1. respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself
  2. an unduly high opinion of oneself; vanity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-esteem1

First recorded in 1650–60
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Synonym Study

See pride.
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Example Sentences

Once a girl's self-esteem is crushed, the effects are far reaching and long lasting.

For 381 days, no black person in Montgomery with a shred of self-esteem rode the bus.

It was her flaws, her failures, her struggles with her weight and her self-esteem, and her refusal to be shamed by them.

The price of being unable to perform is often paid in self-esteem.

Yes, I get that Always is attempting to build large, overarching connections between girls getting older and losing self-esteem.

To suddenly discover oneself proficient where failure had been feared increases self esteem and adds to the sum of happiness.

He was angry with himself, wounded in self-esteem, for having allowed any one to render him this service.

That was to be her punishment for having cut too deep into his self-esteem.

But I thought I would leave the word to him, without further attempt to reinstate him in his self-esteem.

The very worst way to induce a man to learn is to begin by telling him he is ignorant, and thereby insulting his self-esteem.

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