self-esteem
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self-esteem
- /ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm/
Rhymes with -iːm
noun self-esteems
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Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.
American companies now put a great deal of effort into boosting their employees' self-esteem by handing out inflated job titles. Most likely, they think it also helps compensate for the longer hours, unpaid overtime and stagnant wages that have become standard. It doesn't.
Similar: amour-propre
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noun confidence in one's own worth
| Español | autoestima |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 自尊 jison, 自尊心 jisonshin |
| 中文 | 自尊 zìzūn, 自尊心 zìzūnxīn |
| हिन्दी | आत्मगौरव ātmagaurav |
| Português | autoestima, amor-próprio |
| Français | amour-propre, estime de soi, estime personnelle |
| Deutsch | Selbstwertgefühl, Selbstachtung, Selbstwertschätzung, Selbstrespekt |
| Italiano | autostima, compiacimento |
| Ελληνικά | αυτοεκτίμηση aftoektímisi |
| Română | stimă de sine, autostimă |
| Русский | самоуваже́ние samouvažénije, чу́вство со́бственного досто́инства čúvstvo sóbstvennovo dostóinstva, самолю́бие samoljúbije, самооце́нка samoocénka |
| العربية | تَقْدِير ذَات taqdīr ḏāt |
Talk about this word "self-esteem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/self-esteem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. self-esteem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/self-esteem "self-esteem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/self-esteem.Cite this
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