Pride
A feeling of deep satisfaction from one’s achievements or qualities—carrying both positive (dignity, self-respect) and negative (arrogance, hubris) dimensions across cultures.
/praɪd/ 🇬🇧 UK/praɪd/Definition
A feeling of deep satisfaction from one’s achievements or qualities—carrying both positive (dignity, self-respect) and negative (arrogance, hubris) dimensions across cultures.
Detailed
A feeling of deep satisfaction from one’s achievements or qualities—carrying both positive (dignity, self-respect) and negative (arrogance, hubris) dimensions across cultures. From OE ‘prȳde’ (excessive self-esteem). Dual nature: positive (dignity, self-respect, achievement) and negative (hubris, arrogance). Sanskrit ‘abhimāna/garva’. Arabic ‘kibr’. One of Christianity’s seven deadly sins, yet also a civic virtue.
Etymology
From OE ‘prȳde’ (excessive self-esteem). Dual nature: positive (dignity, self-respect, achievement) and negative (hubris, arrogance). Sanskrit ‘abhimāna/garva’. Arabic ‘kibr’. One of Christianity’s seven deadly sins, yet also a civic virtue.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
A feeling of deep satisfaction from one’s achievements or qualities—carrying both positive (dignity, self-respect) and negative (arrogance, hubris) dimensions across cultures.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | గర్వం | గర్వం | |
| Tamil | பெருமை | பெருமை | |
| Kannada | ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ | ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ | |
| Malayalam | അഭിമാനം | അഭിമാനം | |
| Hindi | गर्व | गर्व | |
| Sanskrit | अभिमानः | अभिमानः | |
| Gujarati | ગર્વ | ગર્વ | |
| Bengali | গর্ব | গর্ব | |
| Marathi | अभिमान | अभिमान | |
| Urdu | فخر | فخر | |
| Arabic | كبر | كبر | |
| French | fierté | fierté | |
| German | Stolz | Stolz | |
| Spanish | orgullo | orgullo | |
| Portuguese | orgulho | orgulho | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 自豪 | 自豪 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 自豪 | 自豪 | |
| Japanese | 誇り | 誇り | |
| Polish | duma | duma | |
| Russian | гордость | гордость | |
| Malay | kebanggaan | kebanggaan | |
| Indonesian | kebanggaan | kebanggaan | |
| Filipino | pagmamalaki | pagmamalaki | |
| Italian | orgoglio | orgoglio | |
| Danish | stolthed | stolthed | |
| English | pride | pride | /praɪd/ |
Videos
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- Fierté: Perspectives Culturelles et Psychologiques
- Orgulho: Perspectivas Culturais e Psicológicas
- الفخر: وجهات نظر ثقافية ونفسية
- गर्व: सांस्कृतिक और मनोवैज्ञानिक दृष्टिकोण
- 骄傲：文化与心理视角
- 誇り：文化・心理的視点
- Stolz: Kulturelle und psychologische Perspektiven
- Гордость: Культурные и Психологические Перспективы
- Orgoglio: Prospettive Culturali e Psicologiche
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Synonyms
dignity, self-respect, honor, hubris, vanity
Antonyms
humility, shame, modesty, self-deprecation