self-worth
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- self-worthiness noun
Etymology
Origin of self-worth
First recorded in 1960–65
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She told jurors that her near-constant social media use "really affected my self-worth," saying the apps led her to abandon hobbies, struggle to make friends and constantly measure herself against others.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Instead, they got an unexpected finale, Mikrokosmos, from 2019 - a tender rumination on self-worth and hope.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
For instance, tax preparers might reveal how they used to measure their self-worth by how much they earned — and feel shame seeing their peers with nicer cars or bigger houses.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
She found that those whose identities and self-worth were most tightly coupled to the business had the hardest time coping with failure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
I want to find self-worth without needing it to come from someone’s approval.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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