self-worth
noun
: a sense of one's own value as a human being : self-esteem
feelings of self-worth
a lack of self-worth
helping to build/develop self-worth
people with low/greater/higher self-worth
Too often, college students base their self-worth solely on their GPA.—
Marcia Morris
Marcia Morris… jobs that gave them not only wages and health care and pensions but also a context, a sense of self-worth, a kind of identity.—Lance Morrow
Lance Morrow… a five-minute film that touches on themes of building inner strength and developing a strong sense of self-worth.—Natalie Proulx
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People with rejection sensitivity have their self-worth heavily tied to how others perceive them.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
With the sun and Pluto joining forces in Aquarius and your second house of stability, finances and values, the cosmos is challenging you to dig deep into your relationship with money and self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Read the full Sagittarius Daily Horoscope Capricorn (December 21 - January 19)
Your self-worth is going through a rebirth phase.
—USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
The goal of these shows, or rather, the gold, is self-worth.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
With the sun and Pluto joining forces in Aquarius and your second house of stability, finances and values, the cosmos is challenging you to dig deep into your relationship with money and self-worth.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Read the full Sagittarius Daily Horoscope Capricorn (December 21 - January 19)
Your self-worth is going through a rebirth phase.
—USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
The goal of these shows, or rather, the gold, is self-worth.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for self-worth
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“Self-worth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-worth. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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