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self esteem

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self-es⋅teem

[self-i-steem, self-]
–noun
1. a realistic respect for or favorable impression of oneself; self-respect.
2. an inordinately or exaggeratedly favorable impression of oneself.

Origin:
1650–60


See pride.


diffidence.
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self-esteem 
1657, from self + esteem (q.v.). Popularized by phrenology, which assigned it a "bump" (Spurzheim, 1815).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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