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self-worth
[ self-wurth ]
noun
- the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
self-worth
noun
- respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself
Other Word Forms
- -ɴǰ·ٳ·Ա [self, -, wur, -, th, ee-nis], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of self-worth1
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Example Sentences
For if we are too proud, too puffed up with self-worth, especially now, when we’re encircled by the sea’s embrace, in future time we’ll look like total fools.
If you’re someone who knows your self-worth and you know that your role doesn’t define you, you’re not going to bend over backward.
All these women have done all week is snark at one another and talk behind each others’ backs, and now Laurie wants to tether her sense of self-worth to them?
If I’m being honest, much of my self-worth and identity came from that position I treasured so much.”
Nina, who lives in north Wales, said she felt it fed into a "narrative" being spread online tying together people's appearance with their self-worth.
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