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self-worth
[ self-wurth ]
noun
- the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
self-worth
noun
- respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself
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Other Words From
- self-wor·thi·ness [self, -, wur, -, th, ee-nis], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-worth1
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Example Sentences
Many describe feelings of low self-worth, shame, and depression.
Each was in a day-by-day survival mode—each in his own way yearning for self-worth.
What the Negro could try to control and preserve was his sense of self-worth.
They saw not only their jobs at risk but also their sense of self-worth.
Ultimately, parents of players have to ask themselves, what is your son's self worth worth?
And still, to get results with antique systems can give me a feeling of self worth.
Raised in this way, people later in life will tend to link their self-worth to internalized parental standards.
Client-centered therapy focuses especially on difficulties that stem from a client's negative feelings of self-worth.
She has come to Dr. Kovac because of chronic depression, a sense of low self-worth, and feelings of insecurity and anxiety.
Be ones advantages never so much or so meager, self and self-worth are at last the determinative factor.
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