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View synonyms for self-regard

self-regard

[ self-ri-gahrd, self- ]

noun

  1. consideration for oneself or one's own interests.


self-regard

noun

  1. concern for one's own interest
  2. proper esteem for oneself
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • self-re·garding adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-regard1

First recorded in 1585–95
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Example Sentences

Rather than plunging us into innocent love with an apparent stranger, they beam our conscious self-regard back at ourselves.

And as usual, Dermer levels his accusations with a torrent of intellectual self-regard and little actual evidence.

And I wonder how their high self-regard will affect their ability to practice medicine.

Start viewing them with a bit more respect and people like yourself with a bit less self-regard.

For one thing, it shows an overhealthy self-regard that crosses into delusion.

If they are tainted by any self-regard, then they are not charitable deeds at all.

It was no mean or ungenerous argument which the young Nonconformist pursued in his fervour of youth and wounded self-regard.

His fierce shyness, his arrogant self-regard, are notes of a primitive state.

For a moment her hand pressed hard against her lips, and then her maiden self-regard quietly but strenuously definitely rebelled.

His object is to make gain for himself, and his spirit is therefore a spirit of self-regard.

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