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self-respect
[ self-ri-spekt, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf rɪˈspɛkt, ˌsɛlf- /
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noun
proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
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Origin of self-respect
First recorded in 1605–15
OTHER WORDS FROM self-respect
self-re·spect·ful, self-re·spect·ing, adjectiveWords nearby self-respect
self-reliant,
self-renunciation,
self-replicate,
self-replicating,
self-reproach,
self-respect,
self-restraint,
self-revealing,
self-revelation,
Selfridge,
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How to use self-respect in a sentence
We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
If anything the work the two cops and the maintenance guy were doing deserves more respect and probably helped a lot more people.
Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.
Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
It is, however, true, that in this respect the German hexametrist has a considerable advantage over the English.
British Dictionary definitions for self-respect
noun
a proper sense of one's own dignity and integrity
Derived forms of self-respect
self-respectful or self-respecting, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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