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self-respect

noun

Etymology

From self- + respect.

  1. derived from respectus
  2. derived from respect
  3. inherited from respect
  4. prefixed as self-respect — “self + respect”

Definitions

  1. The knowledge of one's own worth.

    • […] he wished he had been a William Price, distinguishing himself and working his way to fortune and consequence with so much self-respect and happy ardour, instead of what he was!
    • Would any woman have behaved like that—if a man had said he didn’t want her? We’ve too much self-respect; we’re infinitely finer than they are.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA