单词	self-aggrandizement
释义	self-aggrandizing adjective self-ag·​gran·​diz·​ing ˌself-ə-ˈgran-ˌdī-ziŋ   also  -ˈa-grən- : acting or intended to enhance one's power, wealth, position, or reputation … staggeringly self-aggrandizing greed and theft … William J. Astore … a self-aggrandizing cad bent on gathering for himself whatever spoils he can amass from the public coffers. Paul Beckett especially : boastful often in disregard of the truth self-aggrandizing remarks … the skill of talking about yourself in a natural way without coming off as a self-aggrandizing braggart. Jim Murray … whose dishonest, self-aggrandizing memoirs adroitly snookered the public … Frank Rich We hear of the self-aggrandizing fantasies which he told his sisters, as tales to amuse them. Robert Penn Warren … was publicly suspended with no pay for six months after it emerged that he repeatedly told a self-aggrandizing, false story about being aboard a military helicopter hit by an RPG over Iraq. Kieran Corcoran and Christopher Brennan self-aggrandizement ˌself-ə-ˈgran-dəz-mənt -ˌdīz-   also  -ˌa-grən-ˈdīz- noun plural self-aggrandizements … the construction of monumental buildings for self-aggrandizement. Beatrice Forbes Manz A native reticence, almost an aversion to anything that might be construed as boasting or self-aggrandizement, is paired with innate optimism, loyalty and a quiet determination. Steven Winn Word History First Known Use 1820, in the meaning defined above self-aggrandizement noun as in arrogance Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance arrogance vanity egotism vainglory self-glorification grandiosity smugness complacency imperiousness pompousness affectation conceit self-satisfaction vainness presumptuousness hauteur disdain inflation self-importance self-conceit haughtiness snobbery bumptiousness self-assertion boastfulness superciliousness snobbishness vaingloriousness pride lordliness pretentiousness pretence affectedness pretense pretension self-consequence self-assumption presumption braggadocio superiority cockiness assertiveness audaciousness ostentation forwardness self-confidence self-assurance insolence rudeness grandiloquence boldness impudence sureness ostentatiousness cheekiness flamboyance showiness aggressiveness confidence gaudiness flashiness glitz mummery brassiness garishness show Antonyms & Near Antonyms humility modesty humbleness meekness sincerity lowliness timidity demureness bashfulness diffidence down-to-earthness shyness naturalness See More
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