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self-respect

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self-re·spect (slfr-spkt)
n.
Due respect for oneself, one's character, and one's conduct.

self-re·specting adj.

self-respect
n
a proper sense of one's own dignity and integrity
self-respectful , self-respecting adj
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Noun1.self-respect - the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
pride, pridefulness - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

self-respect
noun pride, dignity, self-esteem, morale, amour-propre (French), faith in yourself Any man with self-respect would have resigned.
Translations
self-respect [ˌselfrɪsˈpekt] Namor m propio

self-respect [ˌsɛlfrɪsˈpɛkt] ndignità, amor proprio m

self-respect
n self-respect [selfriˈspekt]
respect for oneself and concern for one's reputation Well-known personalities should have more self-respect than to take part in television advertising. selfrespek إحْتِرام ذاتي، إحْتِرام المَرْء لِنَفْسِه самоуважение sebeúcta selvrespekt die Selbstachtung αυτοσεβασμός amor propio, dignidad endast lugupidamine احترام به ذات itsekunnioitus respect de soi מְכַבֵּד אֶת עַצמוֹ आत्म सम्मान samopoštovanje önbecsülés harga diri sjálfsvirðing rispetto di sé 自尊心 자존심 savigarba pašcieņa hormat kendiri zelfrespect selvrespekt szacunek dla siebie, ambicja respeito próprio res­pect de sine чувство собственного достоинства sebaúcta samospoštovanje samopoštovanje självaktning การเคารพตัวเอง öz saygı, izzetinefis 自重 почуття власної гідності خودداری lòng tự trọng
adj self-reˈspecting
selfrespekterend مُحْتَرِم لِنَفْسِه уважаващ себе си se sebeúctou selvrespekthed mit Selbstachtung που σέβεται τον εαυτό του que se precie endast lugupidav بزرگ منش itseään kunnioittava qui se respecte כִּיבּוּד עַצמִי स्वाभिमानी koji drži do sebe önbecsülő punya harga diri með sjálfsvirðingu (che ha amor proprio), dignitoso 自尊心のある 자존심이 있는 save gerbiantis pašcieņas pilns yang hormat kendiri zichzelf respecterend med respekt for seg selv szanujący się digno care se respectă обладающий чувством собственного достоинства majúci sebaúctu; poriadny ki da kaj nase samopoštujući med självaktning ที่นับถือตนเอง öz saygılı 自尊心的 той, що має почуття власної гідності خوددار có thái độ tự trọng


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--who thought that his own self-respect was a higher tribunal than any external opinion?
At the present moment her effort was to preserve what she could of the wreck of her self-respect, for such she deemed that momentary glimpse of her love so involuntarily revealed to Ralph.
The course that had been recommended to him was repellent to the self-respect and the sense of delicacy which were among the inbred virtues of Moody's character.
 
 
 
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