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self-respect

[ self-ri-spekt, self- ]

noun

  1. proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.


self-respect

noun

  1. a proper sense of one's own dignity and integrity
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌself-reˈspectful, adjective
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Other Words From

  • self-re·spectful self-re·specting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-respect1

First recorded in 1605–15
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Example Sentences

Someone recently sent me an old Joan Didion essay on self-respect that appeared in Vogue.

“No Scrubs,” an anthem about self-respect on the dating market.

Failures of mutual respect and inequality in self-respect are failures in an economy, and in a democratic culture.

The place where 10-million backpackers have lost their self-respect (hopefully just temporarily).

But more than that, Bud showed me how to save my self-respect and my honor.

No well-brought-up girl would allow herself to do so, my dear, she would have far too much self-respect.

To accept so much and still preserve one's self-respect would be impossible to ordinary men under ordinary circumstances.

And in that sudden rout of courage and self-respect one conscious thought alone remained.

Aguinaldoʼs scholarship is too meagre for an elevated position, and his dignity and self-respect too great for an inferior one.

It is impossible to refrain from applauding the king for this manifestation of spirit and self-respect.

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