Pride
/praɪd/
nounB1
Definition
Pride means feeling good about yourself or someone else because of achievements, qualities, or belonging to a group. It can be a positive feeling when you do something well or feel confident. Sometimes, pride can also mean feeling too important or better than others.
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A feeling of satisfaction and happiness about achievements or qualities
- •She felt pride when she graduated from university.
- •Parents often feel pride when their children do well in school.
- •He took pride in his work and always tried his best.
A sense of self-respect or dignity
- •It’s important to have pride in who you are.
- •The team showed pride by wearing their uniforms with care.
(Less positive) Feeling too important or better than others
- •His pride made it hard for him to ask for help.
- •Sometimes pride can stop people from saying sorry.
Make It Stick
- ✓Think of "pride" like "happy" (A1 word), but it is a special happy feeling about yourself or your work.
- ✓Picture a child showing a drawing to their parents and feeling warm and joyful inside because they did a good job.
- ✓It’s the feeling you get when you finish a hard task and want to smile because you did well.
- ✓Sounds like "pride" → imagine a lion (pride also means a group of lions) standing tall and strong, feeling powerful and proud.
- ✓Think of stories where heroes feel proud after helping others or winning a challenge.
- ✓NOT like "arrogance" (feeling too good and looking down on others), pride is often a healthy and happy feeling about yourself.
- ✓NOT like "shame" (feeling bad about yourself), pride is the opposite—feeling good and confident.
- ✓Pride can come from inside yourself or from others recognizing your good work.
Try Other Words
- •Self-respect: feeling good about yourself (Use when focusing on dignity or personal value)
- •Satisfaction: feeling pleased because of success (Use when emphasizing completion or achievement)
- •Vanity: too much pride about appearance or abilities (Use when pride is negative or too strong)
Unboxing
- •Word parts: "pride" is a simple root word without prefix or suffix.
- •Etymology: From Old English "prȳde," meaning joy or satisfaction.
- •Historical development: The word originally meant pleasure or joy and later included the idea of self-respect and sometimes excessive feeling of importance.
- •Modern usage: Used to express positive feelings about achievements, identity, or sometimes negative feelings when pride is too strong.
Reflect & Connect
•When is pride a good feeling, and when can it become a problem?
•How does pride affect your actions when you succeed or fail?
Fill in the blanks
1.She felt pride ___ her hard work and good results.
2.Sometimes pride makes people ___ to admit they are wrong.
3.The team showed pride ___ their uniforms and their country.
4.Pride is different from happiness because it is about feeling good ___ something specific you or others did.
5.When you have pride, you usually want to ___ your success with others.
6.Too much pride can cause problems because it might make someone ___ help.
7.Parents often feel pride ___ their children’s achievements and growth.