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self-esteem

[ self-i-steem, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf ɪˈstim, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect.

an inordinately or exaggeratedly favorable impression of oneself.

Origin of self-esteem

First recorded in 1650–60

SYNONYMS FOR self-esteem

See pride.

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ANTONYMS FOR self-esteem

diffidence.

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Words nearby self-esteem

self-elected, self-employed, self-employment, self-energizing, self-enforcing, self-esteem, self-evident, self-examination, self-excited, self-exculpatory, self-executing

Example sentences from the Web for self-esteem

Once a girl's self-esteem is crushed, the effects are far reaching and long lasting.

To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls |Michele Moloney-Kitts |November 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was her flaws, her failures, her struggles with her weight and her self-esteem, and her refusal to be shamed by them.

The Day the Fairytale Died |Marilyn Johnson |July 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The price of being unable to perform is often paid in self-esteem.

Adult Women Are the New Face of ADHD |Rae Jacobson |June 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Will called the Twitter hashtag “an exercise in self-esteem.”

Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows, May 11 |PunditFact.com |May 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

It manufactures credentials and sells the promise of self-esteem in exchange for a lifetime of debt.

Can Higher Education Really Save Our Humanity? |James Poulos |February 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He had been assailed in his cherished respectability, his self-esteem.

Elster's Folly |Mrs. Henry Wood
Indeed, one of his few infirmities was rather a deficiency of self-esteem.

Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) |Isaac D'Israeli
The voice of self-reliance, and the voice of fear and lack of self-esteem, are easily recognized.

How to Read Human Nature |William Walker Atkinson
A hundred men will forgive a blow in the face where one will a blow to his self-esteem.

Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son |George Horace Lorimer
Nothing was dearer to Derek than his self-esteem, and, even at the expense of the truth, he was resolved to shield it from injury.

Jill the Reckless |P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

British Dictionary definitions for self-esteem

self-esteem

noun

respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself

an unduly high opinion of oneself; vanity