pride A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /pɹaɪd/ UK /pɹaɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #2205 Meanings 1 noun A feeling of satisfaction in your own or someone else's achievements. They take great pride in their children's success. 2 noun A feeling of self-respect and dignity. He kept his pride even after losing his job. 3 verb To feel proud of something about yourself. She prides herself on her honesty. 4 noun A feeling of being too proud; arrogance. His pride stopped him from asking for help. 5 noun A group of lions living together. A pride of lions rested under the tree. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a feeling of self-respect... dignity 3 verb · to feel proud of something... plume 4 noun · a feeling of being too... arrogancehubris More conceitdisdainmanshipself-beliefself-confidenceself-esteemself-loveself-prideself-regardself-respectself-worth ↔ Opposites degradationhumiliationhumilitymeeknessmodestyself-pityshame Word family Forms pridedpridespriding Derived forms housepridepridefulpridelesspriderpridesomepridewearprideworthypurse-prideself-prideunpride Related forms clowderproud Common collocations civic pride Adjective + noun Etymology The word has two main origins: * A nickname from Welsh prid (“precious, dear”). * From pride, a nickname for a vain or haughty person. prid cy View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pride **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /pɹaɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /pɹaɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 2205 ## Meanings 1. A feeling of satisfaction in your own or someone else's achievements. 2. A feeling of self-respect and dignity. 3. To feel proud of something about yourself. 4. A feeling of being too proud; arrogance. 5. A group of lions living together. ## Examples - They take great pride in their children's success. - He kept his pride even after losing his job. - She prides herself on her honesty. - His pride stopped him from asking for help. - A pride of lions rested under the tree. ## Synonyms - conceit - disdain - manship - self-belief - self-confidence - self-esteem - self-love - self-pride - self-regard - self-respect - self-worth ## Antonyms - degradation - humiliation - humility - meekness - modesty - self-pity - shame ## Derived Forms - housepride - prideful - prideless - prider - pridesome - pridewear - prideworthy - purse-pride - self-pride - unpride ## Related Forms - clowder - proud ## Roots and Affixes - Root: prid ## Etymology The word has two main origins: * A nickname from Welsh prid (“precious, dear”). * From pride, a nickname for a vain or haughty person. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown