PRIDE


Meaning of PRIDE in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: conceit 2, egoism, egotism, self-consequence, self-glory, self-importance, self-opinion, self-pride, swellheadedness, vainglory

Related Word: bighead, cockiness, overconfidence, self-assurance

Idioms: overweening pride

Antonyms: humility

2.

a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or position

inhumane treatment in prison caused him to lose his pride

Synonyms: amour propre, self-esteem, self-regard, self-respect

Related Word: dignity, face, pridefulness, self-confidence, self-trust

Contrasted words: humiliation, mortification; shamefacedness

Antonyms: shame

3.

proud or disdainful behavior or actions

her snobbishness and overbearing pride were offensive

Synonyms: arrogance, disdain, disdainfulness, haughtiness, hauteur, loftiness, morgue, superbity, superciliousness

Related Word: condescension, snobbishness; contempt, scorn; insolence; smugness; pretentiousness

Idioms: haughty airs

Contrasted words: humbleness, modesty, unpretentiousness

Antonyms: humility

4.

Synonyms: best , choice, cream, elite, fat, flower, pick, prime, prize, top

Idioms: pride of the herd

II. verb

to congratulate (oneself) for something one is, has, or has done or achieved

he prides himself on his ancestry

Synonyms: pique, plume, preen

Related Word: boast, brag, crow, gasconade, vaunt; congratulate, felicitate

Antonyms: efface

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