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Meaning of self-esteem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية تَقْدِير ذَات

Català autoestima

Čeština hrdost sebehodnocení sebeúcta

Cymraeg hunan-barch

Dansk selvværd

Deutsch Selbstachtung Selbstrespekt Selbstwertgefühl Selbstwertschätzung

Ελληνικά αυτοεκτίμηση αυτοσυναίσθημα

Español autoestima

فارسی عزت نفس

Suomi itsearvostus itsekunnioitus itseluottamus itsetunto omanarvontunne omanarvontunto

Français amour-propre estime de soi estime personnelle

Gaeilge féinmheas

हिन्दी मान

Հայերեն ինքնագնահատական

Bahasa Indonesia harga diri

Italiano autostima compiacimento

日本語自尊自尊心

한국어 자부심 자존감 자존심

Kurdî haysiyet

Македонски самодоверба

Nederlands eigenwaarde gevoel van eigenwaarde zelfrespect zelfvertrouwen

Português amor-próprio autoestima

Română autostimă stimă de sine

Русский самолюбие самооценка самоуважение чувство собственного достоинства

Svenska självkänsla

தமிழ் தற்பெருமை

Türkçe haysiyet izzetinefis öz saygı

Українська самолю́бство самооцінка самоповага

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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Meaning of self-esteem | Babel Free

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