As a noun, it is a feeling of deep satisfaction about your own or someone else’s achievements or qualities. As a verb, it means to value yourself or something you have done.
From Old English *prȳde* meaning 'proudness', related to *prūt* 'proud'. It has long carried both positive and negative senses of self-respect and arrogance.
Pride is one of those emotions that can lift or destroy you, depending on how big it gets. Cultures argue about how much pride is healthy, which is why the same word can name both a deadly sin and a civil rights movement. It’s self-worth turned up to different volumes.
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