wear something as a badge of honor

Verb

Defiantly reinterpret something said to be negative about oneself as positive.

Japanese Meaning

否定的に語られた自己の特徴を、あえて誇り高く肯定的に解釈すること / ネガティブな評価を自分の誇りや自信の象徴として受け入れること

批判から逃げる代わりに、彼はそれを誇りの印として受け入れ、あらゆる侮辱を自分の回復力の証に変えた。

Sense（1）

Defiantly reinterpret something said to be negative about oneself as positive.

wears something as a badge of honor

（ present singular third-person ）

wearing something as a badge of honor

（ participle present ）

wore something as a badge of honor

（ past ）

worn something as a badge of honor

（ participle past ）