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Pride vs. Respect — What's the Difference?

Pride vs. Respect — What's the Difference?

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Pride

Pride is positive emotional response or attitude to something with an intimate connection to oneself, due to its perceived value. Oxford defines it amongst other things as "the quality of having an excessively high opinion of oneself or one's own importance" This may be related to one's own abilities or achievements, positive characteristics of friends or family, or one's country.

Respect

Respect, also called esteem, is a positive feeling or action shown towards someone or something considered important or held in high esteem or regard. It conveys a sense of admiration for good or valuable qualities.

Pride

A sense of one's own proper dignity or value; self-respect.

Respect

A feeling of appreciative, often deferential regard; esteem
I have great respect for your work.

Pride

Pleasure or satisfaction taken in an achievement, possession, or association
Parental pride.
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Respect

The state of being regarded with honor or esteem
A leader held in the greatest respect.

Pride

Arrogant or disdainful conduct or treatment; haughtiness.

Respect

Consideration or appreciation
Can't you at least give me some respect?.

Pride

A cause or source of pleasure or satisfaction; the best of a group or class
These soldiers were their country's pride.

Respect

Due regard for something considered important or authoritative
Respect for the law.

Pride

The most successful or thriving condition; prime
The pride of youth.

Respect

A particular aspect, feature, or detail
In many respects this is an important decision.

Pride

An excessively high opinion of oneself; conceit.

Respect

Usage Problem Relation; reference. See Usage Note at regard.

Pride

Mettle or spirit in horses.

Respect

To feel or show deferential regard for; esteem or admire
All the other scholars respect her.

Pride

(Zoology) A group of lions, usually consisting of several related females and their offspring and a small number of unrelated adult males.

Respect

To avoid interfering with or intruding upon
Please respect my privacy.

Pride

A flamboyant or impressive group
A pride of acrobats.

Respect

To avoid violating
I respected the speed limit throughout the trip.

Pride

To indulge (oneself) in a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction
I pride myself on this beautiful garden.

Respect

To relate or refer to; concern
As respects the rights of land owners, this law says nothing.

Pride

The quality or state of being proud; an unreasonable overestimation of one's own superiority in terms of talents, looks, wealth, importance etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.

Respect

(uncountable) an attitude of consideration or high regard
He is an intellectual giant, and I have great respect for him.
We do respect people for their dignity and worth.

Pride

A sense of one's own worth, and scorn for what is beneath or unworthy of oneself; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; rejection of shame
He took pride in his work.
He had pride of ownership in his department.

Respect

(uncountable) good opinion, honor, or admiration

Pride

Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation.

Respect

Polite greetings, often offered as condolences after a death.
The mourners paid their last respects to the deceased poet.

Pride

That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-congratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.

Respect

(countable) a particular aspect, feature or detail of something
This year's model is superior to last year's in several respects.

Pride

Show; ostentation; glory.

Respect

Good will; favor

Pride

Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory.

Respect

To have respect for.
She is an intellectual giant, and I respect her greatly.

Pride

Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.

Respect

To have regard for something, to observe a custom, practice, rule or right.
I respect your right to hold that belief, although I think it is nonsense.
I respect your right to feel offended, even though most people, myself included, totally disagree and don’t find the comment offensive in the slightest.

Pride

Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female animal.

Respect

To abide by an agreement.
They failed to respect the treaty they had signed, and invaded.

Pride

A company of lions or other large felines.
A pride of lions often consists of a dominant male, his harem and their offspring, but young adult males 'leave home' to roam about as bachelors pride until able to seize/establish a family pride of their own.

Respect

To take notice of; to regard as worthy of special consideration; to heed.

Pride

(zoology) The small European lamprey species Petromyzon branchialis.

Respect

To relate to; to be concerned with.

Pride

(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
I pride myself on being a good judge of character.

Respect

(obsolete) To regard; to consider; to deem.

Pride

A small European lamprey (Petromyzon branchialis); - called also prid, and sandpiper.

Respect

(obsolete) To look toward; to face.

Pride

The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and often in contempt of others.
Those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt.

Respect

(Jamaica) hello, hi

Pride

A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; - in a good sense.
Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride.
A people which takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants.

Respect

To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care for; to heed.
Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood.
In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and herbs.

Pride

Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain.
Let not the foot of pride come against me.
That hardly we escaped the pride of France.

Respect

To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor.

Pride

That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc.
Lofty trees yclad with summer's pride.
I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
A bold peasantry, their country's pride.

Respect

To look toward; to front upon or toward.
Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so respect the uth.

Pride

Show; ostentation; glory.
Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war.

Respect

To regard; to consider; to deem.
To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar,And as his own respected him to death.

Pride

Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory; as, to be in the pride of one's life.
A falcon, towering in her pride of place.

Respect

To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as, the treaty particularly respects our commerce.

Pride

Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.

Respect

The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular consideration to; hence, care; caution.
But he it well did ward with wise respect.

Pride

To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; - used reflexively.
Pluming and priding himself in all his services.

Respect

Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.
Seen without awe, and served without respect.
The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little respect.

Pride

To be proud; to glory.

Respect

An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to send one's respects to another.

Pride

A feeling of self-respect and personal worth

Respect

Reputation; repute.
Many of the best respect in Rome.

Pride

Satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements;
He takes pride in his son's success

Respect

Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this respect; in any respect; in all respects.
Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be acknowledged in many respects.
In one respect I'll be thy assistant.

Pride

The trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards

Respect

Relation; reference; regard.
They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with respect to the various benefits men received from him, had several titles.

Pride

A group of lions

Respect

Consideration; motive; interest.
To the publik goodPrivate respects must yield.

Pride

Unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Respect

(usually preceded by `in') a detail or point;
It differs in that respect

Pride

Be proud of;
He prides himself on making it into law school

Respect

The condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded);
It is held in esteem
A man who has earned high regard

Respect

An attitude of admiration or esteem;
She lost all respect for him

Respect

A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard;
His deference to her wishes was very flattering
Be sure to give my respects to the dean

Respect

Behavior intended to please your parents;
Their children were never very strong on obedience
He went to law school out of respect for his father's wishes

Respect

A feeling of friendship and esteem;
She mistook his manly regard for love
He inspires respect

Respect

Courteous regard for people's feelings;
In deference to your wishes
Out of respect for his privacy

Respect

Regard highly; think much of;
I respect his judgement
We prize his creativity

Respect

Show respect towards;
Honor your parents!

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