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self-esteems

self-esteems is the plural of self-esteem.

Meaning of self-esteem

Noun

self-esteem (usually uncountable, plural self-esteems)

  1. (usually) 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.2004, George Carlin, “EUPHEMISMS: What Do You Do for a Living?”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 90
    Synonyms:
    amour-propre

Questions about self-esteems

What is self-esteems the plural of?
Self-esteems is the plural of self-esteem.

Words near self-esteems in the dictionary

  1. self-enucleations
  2. self-envenomation
  3. self-envenomations
  4. self-esteem
  5. self-esteeming
  6. self-esteems
  7. self-esterification
  8. self-esterifications
  9. self-etch
  10. self-evacuate
  11. self-evacuated

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