self-esteem
- a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect.
- an inordinately or exaggeratedly favorable impression of oneself.
Origin of self-esteem
Synonyms for self-esteem
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morale, dignity, confidence, self-respect, narcissism, conceit, self-assurance, self-satisfaction, worth, self-regard, egotism, vanity, self-contentExamples from the Web for self-esteem
Contemporary Examples of self-esteem
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.
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Will called the Twitter hashtag “an exercise in self-esteem.”
Historical Examples of self-esteem
The evenings with her did something to reinstate him in his own self-esteem.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
You have not succeeded in making a fool of me; my self-esteem is satisfied.
A Hero of Our TimeM. Y. Lermontov
"You want nothing for self-esteem," she informed him gravely.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
The wound to his self-esteem was in the very tenderest spot of his nature.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2)Charles James Lever
My resolve neither wounds a friend nor hurts my own self-esteem.
One Of ThemCharles James Lever
self-esteem
- respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself
- an unduly high opinion of oneself; vanity