self-worth

[ self-wurth ]
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noun
  1. the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.

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Origin of self-worth

1
First recorded in 1960–65

Other words from self-worth

  • self-wor·thi·ness [self-wur-thee-nis], /ˈsɛlfˈwɜr ði nɪs/, noun

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How to use self-worth in a sentence

  • And still, to get results with antique systems can give me a feeling of self worth.

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  • Raised in this way, people later in life will tend to link their self-worth to internalized parental standards.

  • Client-centered therapy focuses especially on difficulties that stem from a client's negative feelings of self-worth.

  • She has come to Dr. Kovac because of chronic depression, a sense of low self-worth, and feelings of insecurity and anxiety.

  • Be ones advantages never so much or so meager, self and self-worth are at last the determinative factor.

British Dictionary definitions for self-worth

self-worth

noun
  1. respect for or a favourable opinion of oneself

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