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self-respect

[ self-ri-spekt, self- ]

noun

  1. proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.


self-respect

noun

  1. a proper sense of one's own dignity and integrity
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌ-ˈ𳦳ٴڳܱ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • -·𳦳fܱ -·𳦳iԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of self-respect1

First recorded in 1605–15
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In surrendering their dignity and self-respect by kowtowing to Trump, he gives them something in return: a permission slip to break the moral code of civilized society.

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There are a couple of nominations coming up this week that may give those Republican senators an opportunity to pretend to themselves that they still have some integrity, and a chance to salvage some self-respect.

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Mark Milley, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, allowed himself to be used by Trump for crass political purposes, only to seek public redemption after the fact to preserve his own self-respect.

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Acting with your own moral being and own self-respect is needed.

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Can you imagine having any self-respect and continuing to work for this man?

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