self-respectnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌself.rɪˈspekt/us/ˌself.rɪˈspekt/C2 a feeling of respect for yourself that shows that you value yourself:
He felt what he was being asked to do took away his dignity and self-respect.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Confidence & self-assurance
- amour propre
- aplomb
- assertive
- assertiveness training
- assured
- brass
- breezy
- dogmatic
- dogmatism
- dogmatist
- ego
- forwardness
- hold your head (up) high idiom
- positively
- rakish
- safe
- sassy
- self-assertive
- self-assured
- self-belief
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self-respecting
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˌself.rɪˈspek.tɪŋ/us/ˌself.rɪˈspek.tɪŋ/
No self-respecting government would allow such atrocities to be carried out in its name.