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[ self-i-steem, self- ] / ˈsɛlf ɪˈstim, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-esteem ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect. an inordinately or exaggeratedly favorable impression of oneself: Her self-esteem can sometimes be very annoying. Origin of self-esteemFirst recorded in 1650–60 ANTONYMS FOR self-esteemSEE ANTONYMS FOR self-esteem ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for self-esteem2. See pride. Words nearby self-esteemself-elected, self-employed, self-employment, self-energizing, self-enforcing, self-esteem, self-evident, self-examination, self-excited, self-exculpatory, self-executing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-esteemOnce a girl's self-esteem is crushed, the effects are far reaching and long lasting. To End HIV, Stop Violence Against Adolescent Girls|Michele Moloney-Kitts|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was her flaws, her failures, her struggles with her weight and her self-esteem, and her refusal to be shamed by them. The Day the Fairytale Died|Marilyn Johnson|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The price of being unable to perform is often paid in self-esteem. Adult Women Are the New Face of ADHD|Rae Jacobson|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Will called the Twitter hashtag “an exercise in self-esteem.” Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows, May 11|PunditFact.com|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It manufactures credentials and sells the promise of self-esteem in exchange for a lifetime of debt. Can Higher Education Really Save Our Humanity?|James Poulos|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST He had been assailed in his cherished respectability, his self-esteem. Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood Indeed, one of his few infirmities was rather a deficiency of self-esteem. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Isaac D'Israeli The voice of self-reliance, and the voice of fear and lack of self-esteem, are easily recognized. How to Read Human Nature|William Walker Atkinson A hundred men will forgive a blow in the face where one will a blow to his self-esteem. Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son|George Horace Lorimer Nothing was dearer to Derek than his self-esteem, and, even at the expense of the truth, he was resolved to shield it from injury. Jill the Reckless|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for self-esteem
nounrespect for or a favourable opinion of oneself an unduly high opinion of oneself; vanity Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-esteemmorale, dignity, confidence, self-respect, narcissism, conceit, self-assurance, self-satisfaction, worth, self-regard, egotism, vanity, amour propre, self-content |