How to spell self-esteem

hear it/sɛlf_ɛ'stim/nounPrefixes and work

What it means: A sense of pride and confidence in oneself.

In a sentence: Having good self-esteem means believing in yourself.

The part people get wrong

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Same family: esteem, self-respect, confidence, self-worth, self-image. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "esteem" comes from the Latin verb "aestimare," meaning "to value" or "to appraise." The modern term "self-esteem" became popular in psychology in the 19th and 20th centuries to describe how much value a person places on themselves.

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