self-regard
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A rupture between the two may have been inevitable, given that they both demonstrate insufferable self-regard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He was resented for puncturing euphemisms of communal self-regard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Greene is “a powerful free agent with considerable self-regard and a big chip on her shoulder,” Karni wrote, adding she “appears to feel no obligation to anyone in Washington.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2025
The entire movie has a disappointing air of smug self-regard about it, with an expectation the audience will adore everything about the characters as much as they do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025
The character has to project entitlement, a whiff of corrosive self-regard.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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