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self-respect

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The knowledge of one's own worth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • it was beneath his dignity to cheat
  • showed his true dignity when under pressure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dignity, self-regard, self-worth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pride, pridefulness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English respect English self-respect From self- + respect.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ինքնասիրություն (inkʻnasirutʻyun) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Armenian: արժանապատվություն (aržanapatvutʻyun) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Armenian: թասիբ (tʻasib) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Azerbaijani: özünə hörmət — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Bulgarian: самоуваже́ние (samouvažénie) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Chinese: chì-khì — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Chinese: chū-chun — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自尊 (zìzūn) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自尊心 (zìzūnxīn) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Czech: sebeúcta — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Danish: selvrespekt — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Dutch: zelfrespect — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Esperanto: memrespekto — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Finnish: itsekunnioitus — knowledge of one's own worth
  • French: respect de soi — knowledge of one's own worth
  • French: dignité personnelle — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Georgian: თვითდაფასება (tvitdapaseba) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Georgian: თავმოყვარეობა (tavmoq̇vareoba) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • German: Selbstachtung — knowledge of one's own worth
  • German: Selbstrespekt — knowledge of one's own worth
  • German: Selbstwertschätzung — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Greek: αυτοσεβασμός (aftosevasmós) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Hindi: आत्मगौरव (ātmagaurav) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Hindi: आत्मसम्मान (ātmasammān) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Hungarian: önérzet — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Irish: féinmheas — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Italian: autostima — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Japanese: 自尊 (jison) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Japanese: 自尊心 (jisonshin) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Khmer: ការគោរពរាប់អានខ្លួនឯង (kaa kourup roap aan kluən ae ngɔɔ) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Korean: 자존심 (jajonsim) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Latvian: pašcieņa — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Lithuanian: savigarba — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Manx: arrym er hene — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Māori: kiritau — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Navajo: ádiłjídlį́ — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Navajo: ádił ídlį́ — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Polish: poczucie własnej wartości — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Polish: szacunek dla samego siebie — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Portuguese: orgulho — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Portuguese: vergonha na cara — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Romanian: respect de sine — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Russian: чу́вство со́бственного досто́инства (čúvstvo sóbstvennovo dostóinstva) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Russian: самоуваже́ние (samouvažénije) — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Scottish Gaelic: fèin-urram — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Serbo-Croatian: samopoštovanje — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Spanish: autorrespeto — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Swedish: självaktning — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Turkish: özsaygı — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Vietnamese: lòng tự trọng — knowledge of one's own worth
  • Welsh: hunan-barch — knowledge of one's own worth