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self-respect

[self-ri-spekt, self-] / ˈsɛlf rɪˈspɛkt, ˌsɛlf- /
NOUN
belief in own integrity
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
self-deprecation


NOUN
self-esteem
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
self-deprecation


Example Sentences

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I know he wouldn’t be comfortable with me doing the same thing, and I have too much self-respect to stand for my boundaries being continually disregarded.

From Washington Post

Tashnuva is sometimes moody, because people can consider my self-esteem or people can consider my self-respect as an ego, but I had to maintain it.

From New York Times

A good many of us, me included, have too much self-respect, and therefore no interest, in being "the best black friend."

From Salon

I have learned a few rules for surviving in an autocracy and salvaging your sanity and self-respect.

From Salon

A witness at the Thursday hearing, Sarah Matthews, described the hours in which she realized that her decency and self-respect would no longer permit her to work in Trump’s press office.

From Washington Post