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self-respect

[ self-ri-spekt, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlf rɪˈspɛkt, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.

Origin of self-respect

First recorded in 1605–15

OTHER WORDS FROM self-respect

self-re·spect·ful, self-re·spect·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-respect

self-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating, self-reproach, self-respect, self-restraint, self-retaining catheter, self-revealing, self-revelation, self-righteous

Example sentences from the Web for self-respect

Someone recently sent me an old Joan Didion essay on self-respect that appeared in Vogue.

Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination |Mindy Farabee |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“No Scrubs,” an anthem about self-respect on the dating market.

Beyoncé Is Our Indigo Girl: The Halcyon '90s and Feminism's Resurgence in Pop Music |Amanda Marcotte |August 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Failures of mutual respect and inequality in self-respect are failures in an economy, and in a democratic culture.

How to Think About Economic Inequality After Thomas Piketty |Jedediah Purdy |June 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The place where 10-million backpackers have lost their self-respect (hopefully just temporarily).

Best Places to Party Around the World |Nina Strochlic |January 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But more than that, Bud showed me how to save my self-respect and my honor.

John McCain Pays Tribute to Bud Day |Josh Rogin |July 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Self-respect in man is ultimately based on reverence for the Divine.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians |G. G. Findlay
He couldn't afford to enjoy his position too much, without loss of self-respect.

It Never Can Happen Again |William De Morgan
It is the Indian idea that anything which injures a child's self-respect is very harmful.

I Married a Ranger |Dama Margaret Smith
In it he seemed to be trying at once to justify himself in my eyes, to assert his own self-respect, and to magnify his office.

The Chaplain of the Fleet |Walter Besant and James Rice
His self-respect had been injured, and he could not endure that.

The Bertrams |Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for self-respect

self-respect

noun

a proper sense of one's own dignity and integrity

Derived forms of self-respect

self-respectful or self-respecting, adjective