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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amour propre

Amour propre \A"mour` pro"pre\ ([.a]"m[=oo]r` pr[-o]"pr'). [F.] Self-love; self-esteem.

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amour propre

n. Self-regard, self-esteem.

WordNet
amour propre

n. feelings of excessive pride [syn: conceit, self-love, vanity]

Usage examples of "amour propre".

It was that perverse amour propre that was the most dangerous and destructive aspect of the Russian character, created by a sense of inferiority that went back to the House of Romanov and beyond.