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1. : a confidence and satisfaction in oneself : self-respect
worth while to remind ourselves of the reasons that we have for national self-esteem — Bertrand Russell
2. : one's good opinion of oneself : amour propre : self-conceit
an unfortunate peculiarity of an otherwise admirable personality was his inordinate self-esteem — H.W.H.Knott
Synonyms: see conceit