self-worth

[self-wurth]

noun

1. the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.

self-worth

noun

1. respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself

Other Word Forms

• self-worthiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-worth¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

He tells clients that they need to separate trading performance from their view of their self-worth.

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But — and I can’t believe I am writing this — it does seem that we must credit Boebert for having a little more self-worth than that.

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What you can do is leave them with self-worth.

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Before I think about how badly this person mistreated me during our 2½-year relationship, the damage he caused to my confidence and self-worth, I’m typing the word “Canter’s.”

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She allowed none of that here, tapping into the desperation of a woman whose self-worth is wrapped up in the subjugation of those around her.

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