Emotions / B2

PRYD/praɪd/

Pride is pleasure in something you have done, or too high an opinion of yourself: take pride in; swallowed her pride. Proud is the adjective (already in the dictionary); arrogance is the negative twin. Civic pride in the source is not a funding stream. Mix-up: prize (already in the dictionary); priest. Do not write pride for a cash grant.

Meaning

A feeling of pleasure in something you have done; also too high an opinion of yourself.

Examples

• “Civic pride in the source is not a funding stream; quote the budget line.”
• “He took pride in the results table, which is the satisfaction sense — still show the n.”

Good to know

take pride in; a source of pride; swallow your pride. Adjective: proud. Trap: prize. Citizenship, literature, and evaluations. Satisfaction, or arrogance — specify.

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