amour propre

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amour propre

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Borrowed from French amour-propre.

noun amour-propre

  1. uncountable Self-regard, self-esteem. St Petersburg was endeavouring to restore its amour propre in Central Asia following the hurried departure of its mission from Afghanistan and the disappointing outcome of its recent war with Turkey.

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@misc{amour_propre_2026,
  title = {amour propre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amour%20propre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}