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SELF-WORTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-worth mean?
• SELF-WORTH (noun)
The noun SELF-WORTH has 1 sense:
1. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
Familiarity information: SELF-WORTH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
dignity; self-regard; self-respect; self-worth
Context example:
showed his true dignity when under pressure
Hypernyms ("self-worth" is a kind of...):
pride; pridefulness (a feeling of self-respect and personal worth)
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