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self-respect
nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/ɐˈmoɾ ˈpɾɔpɾju/a·mor-·pró·pri·o
Definition
1A feeling of valuing and respecting oneself; positive regard for one's own person.
Usage examples
“Maintaining self-respect is crucial in difficult situations.”
“He walked away from the deal out of self-respect.”
Common combinations
have self-respectlack of self-respectmatter of self-respectboost self-respect
Idiomatic expressions
- Wound someone's pride (ferir o amor-próprio).