self-worth
- noun
- /sɛlf-wɜrθ/
- After years of struggle, she finally realized her self-worth and began to pursue her dreams.
- sense of self-worth
- feelings of self-worth
- positive self-worth
And so they have this sense of self worth and self preservation.
- And so they have this sense of self worth and self preservation.
- What are they judging their self worth and their ambition based on?
- Like it was one of those things where all my self worth came from it.
- And here's how low self worth shows up in our life.
- But in terms of storing your sense of self worth in absolute strangers, big mistake.
- It's just not, it's not really going to impact their self worth, their happiness, their satisfaction.
- I don't actually seem to have good self worth or self value.
- You have serious issues with self worth and self esteem.
- Like, if those are going well, I feel higher sense of self worth, more confidence.
- You have low self worth, low self esteem and low self-confidence.
- Number six, they don't derive any of their self worth from the narcissist.
- Yeah, it it sounds like their self worth comes from how other people think of them.
- You're going to probably need to do some self worth work.
- You have to give them as much self-confidence and self worth as you can as a parent.
- I mean, this is self worth, right?
Examples
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Until her sense of self-worth was restored, Consuelo needed to be protected.
Fiction book (1998) -
Family and community members can take a similar approach in developing a sense of self-worth and assertiveness among young women.
Academic text (1997) -
How has having no self worth held me back?
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For somebody who has like rock bottom self worth, where do you begin?
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Here is what low self worth looks like in our life.
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Because we talk a lot about self worth, loving yourself.
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I can feel my self-worth coming back right now.
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Before I met Dad, I had incredibly low self-worth.
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To instill a sense of self-worth in each child is a goal of education.
Academic text (1991) -
You see, my daughter doesn't base her self-worth on what other people think.
Blog text (11)
Synonyms
Calm, respectful behaviour that shows self-respect in hard times
A feeling of confidence and pride in yourself
A feeling of being proud and confident about yourself and your actions
Trust in your own skills and worth
Confidence in your own ability to do things and make choices
Accepting yourself as you are, including your strengths and weaknesses
A feeling that you are a person who deserves respect
A feeling that you are important and should be treated with respect, often making you proud or easily hurt
A feeling of satisfaction and confidence in yourself
Antonyms
How Worthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-worth comes from the two simple parts self and worth. Self means 'your own person' and worth means 'value' or 'price', so self-worth is the value you feel you have as a person.