self-aggrandizement C2 Topic:Money & Finance US /ˈsɛlˈfægrənˌdaɪzmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #170257 Meanings 1 noun Acting to increase your own power, wealth, or importance. His speech was pure self-aggrandizement, full of his own achievements. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · acting to increase your own... ego trip Etymology AI details From self- + aggrandizement. Topics Money & Finance Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # self-aggrandizement **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛlˈfægrənˌdaɪzmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 170257 ## Meanings 1. Acting to increase your own power, wealth, or importance. ## Examples - His speech was pure self-aggrandizement, full of his own achievements. ## Etymology From self- + aggrandizement. ## AI Etymology Self-aggrandizement is from self- + aggrandizement. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include acting to increase your own power, wealth, or importance. ## Topics - Money & Finance - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown