self-esteem

nomattesté dans les dialogues

//ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm//

Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.

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Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.
American companies now put a great deal of effort into boosting their employees' self-esteem by handing out inflated job titles. Most likely, they think it also helps compensate for the longer hours, unpaid overtime and stagnant wages that have become standard. It doesn't.
People with high self-esteem think they're more popular, charming, and socially skilled than other people, but objective studies find no difference.

Étymologie

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English esteem English self-esteem From self- + esteem.

Formes

pluriel: self-esteems

self-control · The ability to control one's desires and impulses.self-defense · The means of defending oneself from physical attack.self-destruct · To destroy oneself or itself.

self-esteem · Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.

self-respect · The knowledge of one's own worth.selfie · A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually…selfish · Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision…

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