Definition of Self-esteem

1. Noun. A feeling of pride in yourself.

Exact synonyms: Self-pride
Generic synonyms: Pride, Pridefulness

Definition of Self-esteem

1. Noun. Personal feelings or opinions of oneself. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-esteem

self-doubts
self-drilling screw
self-drive
self-dual
self-educated
self-education
self-effacement
self-effacing
self-effacingly
self-effacingness
self-efficacy
self-employed
self-employed person
self-employment
self-enclosed
self-esteem (current term)
self-evaluation programs
self-evidence
self-evidency
self-evident
self-evident truth
self-evidently
self-examination
self-examining
self-excitation
self-existence
self-existent
self-explanatory
self-expression
self-feeder

Literary usage of Self-esteem

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"(1982) found that low self-esteem within family or school contexts was ... self-esteem concerning school predicted intentions to smoke among young, ..."

2. The Sex Offenderby Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini by Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini (1999)
"Understanding the inner nature of low self-esteem: Uncertain, fragile, ... Self-presentational motivations and personality differences in self- esteem. ..."

3. Rural Substance Abuse: State of Knowledge & Issues edited by Elizabeth B. Robertson (1999)
"That kind of self-esteem would probably not be related to drug use became ... Perhaps the worst case linking high self-esteem to drug use would be a youth ..."

4. Southern Literary Messenger by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1839)
"Prédominent Self-Esteem Is a foe to advancement, rendering mm чипе satisfied ... Madame de Staël describes the effect of inordinate Self-Esteem on even a ..."

5. History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1868)
"... their expenses — The Crown revenues of Spain — Character of the people — Their inordinate self-esteem — Consequent deficiency of labour — Ecclesiastical ..."

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