self-regard

[ self-ri-gahrd, self- ]
/ ˈsɛlf rɪˈgɑrd, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
self-respect.

Origin of self-regard

First recorded in 1585–95

OTHER WORDS FROM self-regard

self-re·gard·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-regard

self-questioning, self-raising, self-realization, self-recording, self-reference, self-regard, self-regarding, self-registering, self-registering thermometer, self-regulated, self-regulating

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British Dictionary definitions for self-regarding (1 of 2)

self-regarding

adjective

self-centred; egotistical
philosophy (of an action) affecting the interests of no-one other than the agent, and hence, according to John Stuart Mill, immune from moral criticism

British Dictionary definitions for self-regarding (2 of 2)

self-regard

noun

concern for one's own interest
proper esteem for oneself