self-estimaten.
/ˌsɛlfˈɛstᵻmət/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈɛstᵻmət/ Estimate or evaluation of oneself; an instance of this. Also occasionally: an estimate made by oneself.
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the mind > emotion > pride > self-esteem > [noun]
conceit1548
self-estimation1574
self-conceit1576
self-worth1610
self-esteem1619
amour propre1775
self-estimate1817
1817 J. Cartwright Bill of Rights & Liberties Introd. p. xiii./1 A Reform that would restore common right and common freedom..must..proceed from an erroneous self-estimate, through an unchristian pride, or empty vanity.
1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 22 The event decides this matter of self-estimate.
1878 A. B. Grosart in H. More Compl. Poems Mem. Introd. 36/1 More's Wordsworthian self-scrutiny and lofty self-estimate.
1938 Times 23 July 8/5 In their self-estimates it would be difficult to find a nation which is not law-abiding.
1959 J. M. Dorsey & W. H. Seegers Living Consciously Epil. 166 Evaluating myself as divine is my highest self-estimate.
2009 T. D. Cooper Reinhold Niebuhr & Psychol. ii. 31 What is needed is an honest self-estimate that neither exaggerates our greatness nor our wretchedness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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