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self-regard Definition

self·-regard (-ri gärd′)

noun

  1. regard or concern for oneself and one's own interests
  2. self-respect

self-regard Related Forms
self′·-regard′ing adjective
self-regard Usage Examples

Possessives

  • consumer: Instead, marketers should tell " great stories " about their products that pander to consumers ' self-regard and worldview.

Converse of object

  • enforce: To break beyond the enforced self-regard of me to an organic understanding of we.
  • have: I 've too much self-regard, too obsessed with how I look.

Adjective modifier

  • own: Ok, I can't deny that I occasionally pondered their merits, relative to my own self-regard.