pride

Definition

  • noun: a feeling that you respect yourself and deserve to be respected by other people
  • noun: the quality or state of being proud
  • verb: to indulge (as oneself) in pride
  • synonyms: self-respect, haughtiness, self-exaltation

Examples

  • The sight of her son holding the trophy filled her with 'pride'. [=made her very proud]

  • When his daughter's name was announced as the winner, he 'puffed up with pride'.

  • She spoke with 'pride' [=she spoke proudly] about her son's achievements.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Forgive me, brother. I feel... Arrow! Gus breathe, just breathe. I won't leave you miss. We used to have pride. And now we just pilfer, drink and dream about when we didn't. Every man here would die for the chance of becoming that man again. So we follow you princess, in life and in death, and we shall have our pride again. On Gus's sword, this I swear. I'm sorry I left you. You didn't. If I had thought you were alive... I would have come for you. (..)
    2012 Snow White and the Huntsman