self-esteem

self-esteem
n
1. self-respect, pride, confidence, confidence in oneself or one's abilities, self-assurance, faith in oneself; self-confidence, self-reliance, independence, self-sufficiency, ability to stand on one's own two feet, ability to face oneself squarely.
2. egoism, self-conceit, self-regard, self-importance, self-approbation, self-admiration, self-love, self-worship, self-adulation; conceit, vanity, vainglory, vain-gloriousness, bovarism, Inf. ego-trip, Inf. big head; self-serving, self-consideration, self-interest, self-aggrandizement; self-importance, smugness.

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