pride

Universal Words noun, verb noun pleasure / satisfaction 1 [U,sing.] ~ (in sth / in doing sth) 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. * I take (a) pride in my work. * 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 [sing.] the ~ of sth a person or a thing that gives people a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction: The new sports stadium is the pride of the town. respect for yourself 3 [U] 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 [U] (disapproving) the feeling that you are better or more important than other people: Male pride forced him to suffer in silence. seealsoPROUD lions 5 [C+sing./pl.v.] a group of lions IDIOMS sb's pride and joy a person or a thing that causes sb to feel great pleasure or satisfaction: The car is her pride and joy. pride comes / goes before a fall (saying) if you have too high an opinion of yourself or your abilities, sth will happen to make you look stupid pride of place the position in which sth is most easily seen, that is given to the most important thing in a particular group: The photo was given pride of place on the mantelpiece. verb PHRASALVERBS pride yourself on sth / on doing sth [nopassive] to be proud of sth: She had always prided herself on her appearance.