self-respecting

self-respect | American Dictionary

self-respect
noun[ U ]
us/ˈself·rɪˈspekt/
positive thoughts and feelings about yourself; self-esteem:
His self-respect is based on solid achievement.

self-respecting

adjective[ not gradable ]us/ˈself·rɪˈspek·tɪŋ/
No self-respecting person would tolerate that.

Examples of self-respect

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It may be that their identity and self-respect are more closely linked to their occupational status than is the case for other occupational groups.
Could the recovery of continence have a pivotal effect on recovery through factors such as motivation and self-respect?
Elderly couples seemed to see looking after each other as part of their marital role, and suggested that relief care would undermine their self-respect.
We look upon it primarily as a challenge to our dignity and self-respect.
Nor is there any reason to suppose that this will undermine their self-respect.
A sense of self-respect is essential to dignity, but must not lead to brutish noisiness, selfcomplacency, self-pity, exhibitionism, arrogance, and the like.
Citizens whose livelihood depends on hard work generally have a hard time in maintaining their self-respect.
Every child has this kind of experience, and the child's attribution and response are crucial to his or her well-being, self-respect, and reputation for strength.
More and more young people have turned to gangs and violent crime to access money, food, clothing, and a sense of self-respect.
After all, we may conjecture that someone's self-respect will be affected negatively if the constraints that he experiences have been intentionally imposed by others.
Reverence for the law is thus connected with self-respect.
I doubt whether social status and self-respect are really so tightly linked, but let me place this issue to one side.
Speaking roughly, questions of justice and benevolence concern the first, while questions of personal respect and self-respect concern the second.
Sentiments like empathy and self-respect, for example, are positive sentiments because they foster sound interpersonal and sociopolitical relations.
The experience is one of self-growth, self-actualization, and self-respect.
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