self-regard
Example Sentences
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Self-regard bordering on self-worship and a willingness to bend the truth may have been assets that helped his rise.
From Washington Post • May 16, 2016
Self-regard is a particular danger for governors, as they are fawned on by local business bosses, guarded by state troopers and whisked about in motorcades.
From Economist • Jul. 2, 2015
Self-regard can be even more rampant among newly successful writers who view their own crudities as an inviolate form of personal expression.
From Time Magazine Archive
Self-regard, self-admiration or conceit may be very high and deeply felt, but though more common than real admiration for others, it seldom reaches the awe and reverence that the projected emotion reaches.
From The Foundations of Personality by Myerson, Abraham
Self-regard, that is, is essential, and sympathy supposes its existence.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume I. by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
