- self-esteem
- noun Date: 1657 1. a confidence and satisfaction in oneself ; self-respect 2. self-conceit
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Self esteem — Single par the Offspring extrait de l’album Smash Enregistrement 1994 Durée 4:17 Genre(s) Punk Rock Producteur(s) Thom Wilson … Wikipédia en Français
self-esteem — self es teem n [U] the feeling of being satisfied with your own abilities, and that you deserve to be liked or respected →↑self respect raise/build (up)/boost sb s self esteem ▪ Playing a sport can boost a girl s self esteem. ▪ students sense of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Self Esteem — Single par the Offspring extrait de l’album Smash Enregistrement 1994 Durée 4:17 Genre Punk Rock Producteur Thom Wilson … Wikipédia en Français
Self Esteem — «Self Esteem» Sencillo de The Offspring del álbum Smash Formato CD vinilo casete Grabación 1994 Género(s) Punk rock … Wikipedia Español
self-esteem — /self i steem , self /, n. 1. a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self respect. 2. an inordinately or exaggeratedly favorable impression of oneself. [1650 60] Syn. See pride. Ant. diffidence. * * * Sense of personal worth… … Universalium
self-esteem — 1650s, from SELF (Cf. self) + ESTEEM (Cf. esteem). Popularized by phrenology, which assigned it a bump (Spurzheim, 1815) … Etymology dictionary
self-esteem — self es teem noun uncount * the feeling that you are as important as other people and that you deserve to be treated well: low/high self esteem (=not much/a lot of this feeling): patients suffering from depression and low self esteem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-esteem — *self love, *conceit, egotism, egoism, amour propre Analogous words: *pride, vanity: self respect, self regard, self admiration (see base words at REGARD n) Antonyms: self distrust … New Dictionary of Synonyms
self-esteem — self respect / self esteem [n] pride in oneself amour propre, conceit, confidence, dignity, egotism, faith in oneself, morale, narcissism, self assurance, self content, self regard, selfsatisfaction, vanity, worth; concepts 411,689 Ant. self… … New thesaurus
Self-esteem — Self es*teem , n. The holding a good opinion of one s self; self complacency. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-esteem — [self′e stēm′] n. 1. belief in oneself; self respect 2. undue pride in oneself; conceit SYN. PRIDE … English World dictionary
