Pride in one's own character, abilities, or reputation; self-esteem.
Used in a Sentence
self-pride
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for self-pride.
Editorial note
That gives you a very high self-pride, as you were doing complicated stuff while your friends were watching DBZ.
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Quick take
Pride in one's own character, abilities, or reputation; self-esteem.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for self-pride.
noun
Pride in one's own character, abilities, or reputation; self-esteem.
Example sentences
That gives you a very high self-pride, as you were doing complicated stuff while your friends were watching DBZ.
The Indian reaction to mockery and racism during the British era was pumping up nationalism and self-pride.
For me, it functions as an instant obliteration of self-pride at having completed a level.
People can say whatever they want without attaching their name, face and self-pride.
We could have leaned on the church more but due to my self-pride we endured hardship instead.
Are you arguing that 'self-pride' is measured by how uncomfortable you make yourself?
What is needed in Islam is less self-pride and more self-criticism.
Honestly, it's cool, but from a sense of self-pride...no.
I see two things happening here: (1) American spending less on clothing and (2) Americans having less self-pride in their attire and presentation.
Or maybe it's worth exactly what you're getting paid, because so many others will line up right behind you, and take those terrible odds because they like the environment / self-pride / respectability they get from working in academia.
He also did populist things and stoked Russian self-pride, which was a welcome development because the pride was all but destroyed during the Perestroika and what's left of it was exchanged for frozen chicken legs generously provided by the Bush administration.
The other root cause here: when people have self-pride over the information they are sharing as if it were new, but you knew the new information a long time ago, and you just want to knock them down a few prideful rungs.
Quote examples
You're making quite a leap there -- asking OP what country they're from that doesn't have "any" unique offerings and conflating that with the idea that the level of self-pride is up there with America or Japan.
A suit is traditionally a sign of "I invest in my clothes and therefore I have self-pride." (It's also a sign that you don't have to do hard/dirty labor.) It seems culturally America has decided that this is out-dated and are choosing to focus less on clothes as a sign of pride.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use self-pride in a sentence?
That gives you a very high self-pride, as you were doing complicated stuff while your friends were watching DBZ.
What does self-pride mean?
Pride in one's own character, abilities, or reputation; self-esteem.
What part of speech is self-pride?
self-pride is commonly used as noun.