amour propre

Self-worth. If you're too critical of Sophie, I worry that you'll damage her amour propre.

(formal)

the good feelings and respect you have for yourself The critics' negative reaction to his first novel wounded his amour propre.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maddie	MAD-ee	English
Lyyti	LUY:-tee	Finnish
Herring	['heriŋ]
Katalinka	-	Hungarian
Shui	-	Chinese
Pearson	['piəsn]