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[ self-ri-spekt, self- ] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈspɛkt, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-respect ON THESAURUS.COM
nounproper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character. Origin of self-respectFirst recorded in 1605–15 OTHER WORDS FROM self-respectself-re·spect·ful, self-re·spect·ing, adjectiveWords nearby self-respectself-reliant, self-renunciation, self-replicate, self-replicating, self-reproach, self-respect, self-restraint, self-retaining catheter, self-revealing, self-revelation, Selfridge Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-respectSomeone 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
nouna proper sense of one's own dignity and integrity Derived forms of self-respectself-respectful or self-respecting, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-respectdignity, self-confidence, self-assurance, pride, self-esteem, self-worth, self-regard, confidence, worth, vanity |