a+sense+of+pride

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• Pride-and-ego down — is a US army term that refers to humiliation techniques used by captors in interrogating prisoners to encourage cooperation, usually consisting of attacking the source s sense of personal worth and in an attempt to redeem his pride, the source… …   Wikipedia

• pride — pride1 W3S3 [praıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling of pleasure)¦ 2¦(respect)¦ 3¦(too much pride)¦ 4 take pride in your work/appearance etc 5 somebody s pride and joy 6 the pride of something 7 have/take pride of place 8¦(lions)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pride — noun 1 feeling of being proud of sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ fierce, great ▪ justifiable ▪ She took justifiable pride in her son s achievements. ▪ fatherly ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• pride — pride1 [ praıd ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you, or someone connected with you, have achieved something special: You could see the pride in their faces when they talked about their daughter s… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pride — I UK [praɪd] / US noun Word forms pride : singular pride plural prides ** 1) [uncountable] a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that you get when you, or someone connected with you, have achieved something special You could see the pride in… …   English dictionary

• pride — [[t]pra͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ prides, priding, prided 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N in n/ing Pride is a feeling of satisfaction which you have because you or people close to you have done something good or possess something good. ...the sense of pride in a job well… …   English dictionary

• sense*/*/*/ — [sens] noun I 1) [U] a reasonable way of thinking about something or doing something They must have had the sense to park the car in the shade.[/ex] There s no sense in going ahead until the costs have been agreed.[/ex] 2) [C] a feeling or belief …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Pride — is a lofty view of one s self or one s own. Pride often manifests itself as a high opinion of one s nation (national pride), ethnicity (ethnic pride), or appearance and abilities (vanity). Pride is considered a negative attribute by most major… …   Wikipedia

• Pride — Pride, n. [AS. pr[=y]te; akin to Icel. pr[=y][eth]i honor, ornament, pr??a to adorn, Dan. pryde, Sw. pryda; cf. W. prydus comely. See {Proud}.] 1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one s own… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pride of China — Pride Pride, n. [AS. pr[=y]te; akin to Icel. pr[=y][eth]i honor, ornament, pr??a to adorn, Dan. pryde, Sw. pryda; cf. W. prydus comely. See {Proud}.] 1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one s …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Pride of India — Pride Pride, n. [AS. pr[=y]te; akin to Icel. pr[=y][eth]i honor, ornament, pr??a to adorn, Dan. pryde, Sw. pryda; cf. W. prydus comely. See {Proud}.] 1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one s …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English