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as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
her self-regard meant that she assumed everyone wanted to hear about every tiny detail of her life
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as in pride
a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance
people with enough self-regard to keep their modest home in spotless condition
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Recent Examples of self-regard
His recollections may also help many others in the TV-news ranks, where long hours, stressful deadlines and national exposure can play havoc with self-regard.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
The whole point of the Shamrock Series is to let Notre Dame bask in self-regard.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Pooter is ordinary and recognisable with a healthy self-regard bordering on delusional.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 28 June 2024
Being from Brooklyn fits her well; smooth self-regard and tight-lipped maturity — qualities popularized by the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and even Pop Smoke — are her calling cards.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
What might seem like virtue can also read as oblivious self-regard.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
What that amounts to is that Garvey is running a campaign of vanity and self-regard.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
Still, punk, born specifically in reaction to rock’s decadent self-regard, presents a uniquely hard case.
—Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Mayor Eric Adams’s exuberant self-regard stops just short of biceps-kissing.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
The whole point of the Shamrock Series is to let Notre Dame bask in self-regard.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Pooter is ordinary and recognisable with a healthy self-regard bordering on delusional.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 28 June 2024
Being from Brooklyn fits her well; smooth self-regard and tight-lipped maturity — qualities popularized by the Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, and even Pop Smoke — are her calling cards.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
What might seem like virtue can also read as oblivious self-regard.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
What that amounts to is that Garvey is running a campaign of vanity and self-regard.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
Still, punk, born specifically in reaction to rock’s decadent self-regard, presents a uniquely hard case.
—Brett Martin, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Mayor Eric Adams’s exuberant self-regard stops just short of biceps-kissing.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-regard
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But most of his guests were his adult children, beaming with pride as their father readied himself to rock the stage.Touré, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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Remind your child that your pride and acceptance are unconditional and that the team is behind them no matter what.Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Cassie McCarthy, a licensed clinical social worker specializing in relational dynamics, added that reframing selfishness is key.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Compared to the rest of the world’s peoples, Americans lead the planet in selfishness.K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
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The bathroom itself looks a lot like its counterpart and has a shower, a small vanity sink, and a flushing toilet, as well as some more storage.Adam Williams, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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Here, garland drapes over each medicine cabinet and fills a small bowl on the vanity top, adding punches of color and festivity without being too literal.Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Dec. 2024
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The mentors who called you out, the lessons that battered your ego.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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After surviving the Holocaust, a Hungarian Jewish architect (Adrien Brody) comes to America and is commissioned by an industrialist (Guy Pearce) to build a community center, while trying to bring his wife (Felicity Jones) over from Europe and weathering his own ego and vices.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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But at least their narcissism can be advantageous to others and society, particularly when it is also expressed in terms of altruistic or prosocial motives.Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Glinda’s hair flips and knee-jerk narcissism lack the necessary conviction.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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As his legal team has said before, Mr. Combs has full confidence in the facts and the integrity of the judicial process.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The leaders of tomorrow will be those who embrace AI as a catalyst for growth, guiding their organizations with vision, agility, and confidence.William Arruda, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Self-regard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-regard. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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