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self-respecting

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self-re⋅spect

  [self-ri-spekt, self-]
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–noun
proper esteem or regard for the dignity of one's character.
Origin:
1605–15

Related forms:
self-re⋅spect⋅ful, self-re⋅spect⋅ing, adjective
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self-re·spect   (sělf'rĭ-spěkt')
n.  Due respect for oneself, one's character, and one's conduct.
self'-re·spect'ing adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

self-respect 
"proper regard for the dignity of one's person," 1795, from self + respect (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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