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self-esteem

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self-es·teem (slf-stm)
n.
Pride in oneself; self-respect.

self-esteem
n
1. respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself
2. an unduly high opinion of oneself; vanity
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Noun1.self-esteem - a feeling of pride in yourself
pride, pridefulness - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

self-esteem
noun self-respect, confidence, self-confidence, courage, vanity, boldness, self-reliance, self-assurance, self-regard, self-possession, amour-propre (French), faith in yourself, pride in yourself Poor self-esteem is at the centre of many difficulties.
Translations
self-esteem [ˌselfɪsˈtiːm] Namor m propio

self-esteem [ˌsɛlfɪsˈtiːm] nstima di sé
self-esteem [ˌsɛlfɪsˈtiːm] nstima di sé

self-esteem
n self-esteem [selfiˈstiːm]
a person's respect for himself My self-esteem suffered when I failed the exam. selfrespek إعْتِزاز بالنَّفْس، إحْتِرام ذاتي самоуважение sebeúcta selvfølelse die Selbstachtung αυτοεκτίμηση amor propio endast lugupidamine عزت نفس itsekunnioitus amour-propre הַעֲרָכָה עַצמִית आत्मसम्मान samopoštovanje önbecsülés harga diri sjálfsvirðing amor proprio, autostima 自尊心 자존심, 자부심 savigarba pašcieņa harga diri gevoel van eigenwaarde selvrespekt poczucie własnej godności amor próprio amor propriu самолюбие samoľúbosť samospoštovanje samopoštovanje självaktning, självkänsla การนับถือตนเอง öz saygı, onur 自尊心 самоповага, почуття власної гідності نفس پرستی، اپنا وقار lòng tự trọng


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I have offended the predominant sense in your nature--your sense of self-esteem.
They have their own nature; they can of themselves minister to our self-esteem by the demand their qualities make upon our skill and their shortcomings upon our hardiness and endurance.
And what he saw in this mirror did not gratify his self-esteem.
 
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