pride-feeling (praɪd)
noun · Intermediate · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 praɪd
Meaning
Meaning: a feeling of satisfaction in achievement
A deep pleasure from one’s own or another’s accomplishments; can also mean excessive self-regard.
Examples
🗣 She felt great pride when her son graduated.
Etymology
From Old English ‘pryto’, related to ‘prud’ meaning ‘proud’.
How & Where It’s Used
Used both positively (satisfaction) and negatively (conceit).
Literary Heritage
Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ (1813) explores both senses of the word.
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