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self-respect

[self-ri-spekt, self-] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈspɛkt, ˌsɛlf- /
NOUN
belief in own integrity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dignity pride self-assurance self-confidence self-esteem self-worth
STRONG
self-regard
WEAK
pride in oneself
Antonyms
STRONGEST
diffidence unsureness
WEAK
self-deprecation
NOUN
self-esteem
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dignity pride
STRONG
confidence vanity worth
Antonyms
WEAK
self-deprecation

Example Sentences

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She said Atkins' behaviour "totally eroded my self-respect and my self-esteem".

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

And I don’t think that they understood self-respect because I don’t think they experienced it before.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

In all of this, Mr. Easterly is firm in his belief that the way forward lies in a marriage of market economics and attention to self-respect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Theoretically, the result would be both well-earning livelihoods and self-respect for people who had pulled themselves out of poverty.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2025

She was pretty, smart, and had a quiet sense of self-respect.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby