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self-regard
[ self-ri-gahrd, self- ]
self-regard
noun
- concern for one's own interest
- proper esteem for oneself
Other Words From
- self-re·garding adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-regard1
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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