izzat
One's social standing
Izzat is honor, reputation, or prestige—particularly in South Asian cultures where family standing and social respect carry significant weight.
The concept encompasses personal dignity and the collective honor of one's family or community: His father's bankruptcy was a blow to the family's izzat.
Protecting or restoring izzat can motivate behavior ranging from hospitality to violence.
Favorable opinion of worth
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- valorCourage in danger
- nobilityTitled ruling class
chivalry · virtue · decency · morality · uprightness · righteousness · probity · trustworthiness
Quality inspiring trust
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- nameIdentifying word for someone
good name · repute · standing · trustworthiness · respectability · infamy · notoriety · stigma
Position, physical or social
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- positionLocation or stance
- statureHeight or prestige
- classGrouping by shared traits
caste · community · collectivism · conformity · norms · expectations · gossip · neighbors
Yielding to another's judgment
- regardAttentive consideration given
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- admirationDeep respect felt
recognition · acknowledgment · tribute · homage · salutation · bowing · honorifics · elders
Descent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- householdDomestic unit of residents
elders · patriarch · matriarch · bloodline · kinship · dynasty · family name · marriage
Valuing one's own worth
- self-worthInternal sense of value
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
- modestyAbsence of vanity
humility · grace · composure · bearing · poise · shame · shamelessness · degradation
esteem
Favorable opinion of worth
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- valorCourage in danger
nobility · chivalry · virtue · decency · morality · uprightness · righteousness · probity · trustworthiness · fidelity
credibility
Quality inspiring trust
- imageVisual or mental likeness
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
name · good name · repute · standing · trustworthiness · respectability · infamy · notoriety · stigma · tarnished
standing
Position, physical or social
class · caste · community · collectivism · conformity · norms · expectations · gossip · neighbors · village
deference
Yielding to another's judgment
- regardAttentive consideration given
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- venerationProfound admiring respect
admiration · recognition · acknowledgment · tribute · homage · salutation · bowing · honorifics · elders · seniority
lineage
Descent from progenitors
household · elders · patriarch · matriarch · bloodline · kinship · dynasty · family name · marriage · daughters
self-respect
Valuing one's own worth
- self-worthInternal sense of value
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- decencyMoral appropriateness in behavior
modesty · humility · grace · composure · bearing · poise · shame · shamelessness · degradation · humiliation
izzatdishonor
Loss of respect
disgrace · shame · ignominy · humiliation · degradation
izzatbad name
Unfavorable public perception
scandal · notoriety · ill repute · ostracism