He tried to get it at the expense of self-respect.
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Self-respect
Synonyms for "self-respect" (57 found)
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Verb(1 words)
earn esteem
Noun(1 words)
ego tripfacehaughtinesshonorindependenceintegritymoralenarcismnarcissismoverproudnessoverweening pridepardonable pridepridepridefulnessproudness
Related words (28)
purse-prideself-admirationself-approbationself-complacencyself-confidenceself-congratulationself-consequenceself-contentself-delightself-endearmentself-esteemself-gratulationself-importanceself-infatuationself-loveself-regardself-relianceself-satisfactionself-sufficiencyself-worship
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Noun(1 words)
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5 entriesbuild self-respectdevelop self-respecthealthy self-respectlose self-respectmaintain self-respect
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14 total sentences available.
Her attitude hurt my self-respect.
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If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
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Don't you guys have any self-respect?
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