pride
pride [pride prides prided priding] noun, verb [praɪd] [praɪd]
noun
PLEASURE/SATISFACTION
1. uncountable, singular a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done sth well or own sth that other people admire
• The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride.
• He felt a glow of pride as people stopped to admire his garden.
• ~ (in sth) I take (a) pride in my work.
• ~ (in doing sth) We take great pride in offering the best service in town.
• I looked with pride at what I had achieved.
• Success in sport is a source of national pride.
2. singular the ~ of sth a person or thing that gives people a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction
• The new sports stadium is the pride of the town.
RESPECT FOR YOURSELF
3. uncountable the feeling of respect that you have for yourself
• Pride would not allow him to accept the money.
• Her pride was hurt.
• Losing his job was a real blow to his pride.
• It's time to swallow your pride (= hide your feelings of pride) and ask for your job back.
4. uncountable (disapproving) the feeling that you are better or more important than other people
• Male pride forced him to suffer in silence.
see also proud
LIONS
5. countable + singular or plural verb a group of lions
Word Origin:
late Old English prȳde ‘excessive self-esteem’, variant of prȳtu, prȳte, from prūd ‘having a high opinion of one's own worth’, from Old French prud ‘valiant’, based on Latin prodesse ‘be of value’.
Thesaurus:
pride noun
1. U, sing.
• We take great pride in our nation's success in sport.
satisfaction • • happiness • • contentment • |BrE fulfilment • |AmE fulfillment •
Opp: shame
pride/satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment in sth
bring sb pride/satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
take pride/satisfaction in sth
2. U
• I'm sorry if I hurt your pride.
dignity • • self-esteem • • self-respect • • feelings • |sometimes disapproving ego •
injured/personal pride/dignity/self-esteem/feelings
hurt sb's pride/feelings
restore sb's pride/dignity/self-esteem/self-respect
3. U (disapproving)
• Male pride forced him to suffer in silence.
egoism • • vanity • • arrogance • |especially written conceit • |literary hubris •
Opp: humility, Opp: modesty
appeal to sb's pride/vanity
Synonyms:
satisfaction
happiness • pride • contentment • fulfilment
These are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved sth.
satisfaction • the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to happen does happen: ▪ He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.
happiness • the good feeling that you have when you are happy: ▪ Money can't buy you happiness.
pride • a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done sth well or own sth that other people admire: ▪ The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride.
contentment • (rather formal) a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you have: ▪ They found contentment in living a simple life.
fulfilment • a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you do or have done: ▪ her search for personal fulfilment
satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment?
You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do sth useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things.
satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in sth
real satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
true satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
great satisfaction/happiness/pride
quiet satisfaction/pride/contentment
to feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment
to bring sb satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
Example Bank:
• Businesses rushed to include images of patriotic pride in their marketing.
• He smiled with fatherly pride.
• He swelled with pride as he held the trophy.
• He was nursing his hurt pride.
• His masculine pride would not let him admit that a girl had defeated him.
• I didn't mean to hurt your pride.
• I don't want your money— I have my pride, you know!
• I wear my policeman's uniform with pride.
• It is a matter of pride for him that he has never accepted money from his family.
• It was foolish pride that prevented me from believing her.
• It would be stupid to refuse through pride.
• She expressed pride in her child's achievement.
• She refused his offer tactfully, allowing him to go away with his pride intact.
• She refused their help out of pride.
• She swallowed her pride and called him.
• She takes great pride in her work.
• She took justifiable pride in her son's achievements.
• Their reputation for fairness is a matter for pride.
• They have a fierce pride in their traditions.
• They have a strong sense of pride in their work.
• They managed to salvage some pride with a late goal.
• We want to restore pride in our public services.
• the politics of racial pride and Black Power
• He loves that boat, it's his pride and joy.
• His pride would not allow him to admit she was right.
• I take (a) pride in my work.
• I'm sorry if I hurt your pride.
• It's time to swallow your pride and ask for help.
• She was conceited, haughty and full of pride and arrogance.
• What's wrong— did I hurt your macho pride?
• You're going to have to swallow your pride and ask for your job back.
Idioms: pride goes before a fall ▪ pride of place ▪ somebody's pride and joy
Derived: pride yourself on on doing something