Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: self-respect
IPA transcription: [s,ɛlfɹɪsp'ɛkt]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dignity, self-respect, self-regard, self-worth
    Meaning: the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"
Usage examples
  • How can you have so little self-respect?"
  • I should have forfeited my own self-respect
  • It was a hint which no man with an atom of self-respect could overlook.
  • After a time the culprit began to feel the need of a little self-respect.
  • They could retire with perfect self-respect and make excuses to the stars.
  • And a pleasure which took nothing from self-respect; which was open, honourable, eager.
  • "Self-respect!" said Levin, stung to the quick by his brother's words; "I don't understand.
  • With this slight addition to their resources the family were much improved in appearance, behavior, and self-respect.
  • To repair her self-respect she was on the point of saying that Lord Warburton had let her know that there was a danger.
  • And the pleasing feature of this arrangement is, that it is not attended with any sense of humiliation or loss of self-respect.