Self-respect

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The knowledge of one's own worth. uncountable

    "[…] he wished he had been a William Price, distinguishing himself and working his way to fortune and consequence with so much self-respect and happy ardour, instead of what he was!"

  2. 2
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect wordnet

Etymology

From self- + respect.

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