self-aggrandizement

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈsɛlˈfægrənˌdaɪzmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #170257

Meanings

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noun
Acting to increase your own power, wealth, or importance.

His speech was pure self-aggrandizement, full of his own achievements.

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Synonyms

1 noun · acting to increase your own... ego trip

Etymology

From self- + aggrandizement.

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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