SELF-REGARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-regard mean? 

• SELF-REGARD (noun)
  The noun SELF-REGARD has 1 sense:

1. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

  Familiarity information: SELF-REGARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-REGARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

dignity; self-regard; self-respect; self-worth

Context example:

showed his true dignity when under pressure

Hypernyms ("self-regard" is a kind of...):

pride; pridefulness (a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)