self-respect

English

Etymology

self + respect

Noun

self-respect (plural self-respects)

1. The knowledge of one's own worth, valuing one's self; pride.

   If you have no self-respect you can't respect others, because what value would you offer someone by giving the respect of one who is as lowly as you view yourself?

Translations

knowledge of one's own worth

Chinese: Mandarin: 自尊 (zh) (zìzūn), 自尊心 (zh) (zìzūnxīn) Czech: sebeúcta (cs) f. French: respect de soi (fr) m., dignité personnelle (fr) f. German: Selbstachtung (de) f. Irish: féinmheas (ga) m. Japanese: 自尊 (ja) (じそん, jison), 自尊心 (ja) (じそんしん, jisonshin)

Lithuanian: savigarba (lt) f. Russian: чувство собственного достоинства (ru) (čúvstvo sóbstvennovo dostóinstva) n., самоуважение (ru) (samouvažénije) n. Serbian: samopoštovanje (sr) Spanish: autorespeto (es) m. Vietnamese: lòng tự trọng (vi)

See also

• dignity
• self-esteem
• self-worth