self-regard

1. 1.

   the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

   “it was beneath his dignity to cheat”

   “showed his true dignity when under pressure”

   Synonymsdignityself-respectself-worth

   Broaderpride

Questions about self-regard

What does self-regard mean?

self-regard means "the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect".

How many syllables are in self-regard?

self-regard has 3 syllables and divides as sel-f-re-gard under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.