self-respect
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈsɛlf rɪˈspɛkt/
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amor propio
- She built her self-respect by setting healthy boundaries in her relationships.
- maintain self-respect
- increase self-respect
- self-respect and confidence
He says, here's a man whose sense of self respect has grown numb.
- He says, here's a man whose sense of self respect has grown numb.
- I'm looking for some self respect because I don't have any.
- I believe that self-care comes from comfort, but self respect comes from discomfort.
- Brotherhood is always a thing to me, you know, and self respect and identity is critical.
- And going being vulnerable with ourselves and then prioritizing our self respect over our self esteem.
- Please take care of yourself, please be kind to yourself, please practice self respect and self love.
- If I wasn't going to lose my self respect, I was going to die down there.
- And why the man that you was talking about before, he didn't have any self respect, self love.
- Gentlemen, knowing when to say no is such a powerful form of self respect.
- And so with that success comes shame because you wanted the success more than your self respect.
- And it's this idea of how comfort creates self-care, but discomfort creates self respect.
- I guess I have self respect or something.
Examples
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Holding a cowboy hat, he has a certain quality, a self-respect, that men who know themselves seem to have.
Fiction book (1998) -
I lost my position, Yuri, but not my self-respect.
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I guess I have self respect or something.
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Please take care of yourself, please be kind to yourself, please practice self respect and self love.
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Have some self respect and cut ties with all of them.
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It's central to our conception of moral self respect as a society.
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At least it leaves you with some self-respect and some dignity.
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Our reward for quality is self-respect and the respect of others, that is, of our audience.
Academic text (1993) -
A person who gives away her self-respect loses her most precious possession.
Fiction book (2002) -
We need brothers who can maintain their self-respect in here, have true strength.
Synonyms
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1.8
A feeling of satisfaction and self-respect in yourself or others
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3.2
Calm, respectful behaviour that shows self-respect in hard times
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3.5
A feeling of confidence and pride in yourself
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3.5
Trust in your own skills and worth
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3.7
A feeling that you are a good and important person
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3.5
Confidence in your own ability to do things and make choices
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5.8
A feeling that you are a person who deserves respect
A feeling of satisfaction and confidence in yourself
How Self-Respecting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-respect is made of two parts: self- meaning 'yourself' and respect meaning 'honor' or 'a good opinion'. So self-respect is having honor and a good opinion of yourself, which explains why it means pride, confidence, and acting with dignity.