self–respect

a reasonable or justifiable sense of one's worth or importance getting a job and moving out of his parents' house did a lot to increase his self-respect Synonyms ego, pridefulness, self-esteem, self-regard, self-respectRelated Words aplomb, assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-assuredness, self-confidence, self-pride, self-trust, self-worth; dignity, face, honor, prestigeNear Antonyms discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, shame; demureness, down-to-earthness, humbleness, humility, modesty; diffidence, meekness, shyness, timidity, timidness