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self-worth

[ self-wurth ]

noun

  1. the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.


self-worth

noun

  1. respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself
“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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Other Word Forms

  • -ɴǰ·ٳ·Ա [self, -, wur, -, th, ee-nis], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-worth1

First recorded in 1960–65
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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.

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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.

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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?

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If I’m being honest, much of my self-worth and identity came from that position I treasured so much.”

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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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