What does self-respect mean?
Self-respect means The knowledge of one's own worth..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The knowledge of one's own worth..
[…] he wished he had been a William Price, distinguishing himself and working his way to fortune and consequence with so much self-respect and happy ardour, instead of what he was!
In the little chaos of Pearl's character there might be seen emerging[…]an uncontrollable will—sturdy pride, which might be disciplined into self-respect—and a bitter scorn of many things which, when examined, might be found to have the taint of falsehood in them.
Would any woman have behaved like that—if a man had said he didn’t want her? We’ve too much self-respect; we’re infinitely finer than they are.
“To hold Arrakis,” the Duke said, “one is faced with decisions that may cost one his self-respect.” He pointed out the window to the Atreides green and black banner hanging limply from a staff at the edge of the landing field. "That honorable banner could come to mean many evil things."
Use self-respect when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-respect means The knowledge of one's own worth..
Common synonyms include dignity, self-regard, self-esteem.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] he wished he had been a William Price, distinguishing himself and working his way to fortune and consequence with so much self-respect and happy ardour, instead of what he was!
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