self-regard

[self-ri-gahrd, self-]

noun

1. consideration for oneself or one's own interests.

2. self-respect.

self-regard

noun

1. concern for one's own interest

2. proper esteem for oneself

Other Word Forms

• self-regarding adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-regard¹

First recorded in 1585–95

Example Sentences

The entire movie has a disappointing air of smug self-regard about it, with an expectation the audience will adore everything about the characters as much as they do.

From Los Angeles Times

Here, food is rarely appetizing, but it is always expressive, a kind of edible theater for the gang’s obsessions, failures and pathological self-regard.

From Salon

Writer and director Jesse Armstrong never indulges the urge to humanize his narcissistic main characters by giving them secret soft sides or limits on their self-regard.

From Salon

He sent his “Hitchhiker’s” hero Zaphod Beeblebrox through the Vortex only to have the machine confirm his self-regard: “I'm a really terrific and great guy!”

From Salon

However, he believes that the current grievances aired by the likes of Bombshell are prompted more by self-regard than public interest.

From BBC