Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Self-esteem; self-respect.
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- noun The
value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
Etymologies
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Examples
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I like the term self-worth best because I think it says something the other terms don’t.
The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make Sean Covey 2006
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I like the term self-worth best because I think it says something the other terms don’t.
The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make Sean Covey 2006
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He is going to see you as a woman who knows her own self-worth, which is very attractive to the opposite sex.
Become Your Own Matchmaker Patti Stanger with Lisa Johnson Mandell 2009
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No doubt we both had problems in the area of what popular psychologists call self-worth.
Kalooki Nights Howard Jacobson 2006
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Yes, that would strike someone squarely in the self-worth.
‘Most Ethical Congress in History.’ Man, that *never* gets old. | RedState 2010
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Having grown up with a mother who never allowed her the safety of speaking her mind, Nina demonstrates what happens when one is robbed of a sense of self-worth.
Jane Shure: 'Black Swan' And The Harm In Perfectionism Jane Shure 2011
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To do so would shatter both their self-worth and their blind faith in their authoritarian system of belief.
Think Progress » CPAC audience boos former GOP Rep. Bob Barr for saying waterboarding is torture. 2010
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Our shopping has gone from an activity that required some consideration and thought to an impulse run wild, a substitute for self-worth or a way to shut out the world and shut off our own thoughts.
Judith Acosta: How To Defend Yourself Against The Mediaâs Fear Tactics Judith Acosta 2011
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Cease and desist with your delusional self-worth and self-view within every one of your insipid little posts, twerp ….
Think Progress » Did Palin write the answers to Tea Party Convention questions on her hand? 2010
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Of course the demand for automobiles will recover as long as the American Male (in many cases females too) relies on his automobile to project his self-image, his self-worth.
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