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Definition of self-admiration in English: self-admirationnoun sɛlfadməˈreɪʃ(ə)n mass nounThe admiration of oneself; undue pride in oneself or one's achievements. Example sentencesExamples - While lagging behind on covetousness and lust, we beat all comers in the sheer weight of our self-admiration.
- His eyes widened not with self-admiration but with horror.
- Fortunately, I have enough money and self-admiration to be far removed from the harsh stares of the other diners.
- She fingered her soft brown locks in proud self-admiration.
- It is important to recognize our own weaknesses and not to be caught up in self-admiration.
Derivatives noun adjective Even in Italy, he created increasingly abstract and artificial effects, but always for religious purposes and never with the self-admiring, arch cleverness of the Mannerists. Example sentencesExamples - Let me remind you again that these leaders are narcissistic - that is, they are self-loving, self-admiring, egocentric and self-centred.
- At these moments, the film, which is mostly a plotty and deeply self-admiring tale about British code-breakers during WWII, turns funny, even witty.
- It is about the long-term struggle for class-consciousness, and the creation of an industrious, militant, self-congratulatory and self-admiring working class.
Definition of self-admiration in US English: self-admirationnounˈˌself ˌadməˈrāSHən The admiration of oneself; pride. Example sentencesExamples - His eyes widened not with self-admiration but with horror.
- She fingered her soft brown locks in proud self-admiration.
- It is important to recognize our own weaknesses and not to be caught up in self-admiration.
- While lagging behind on covetousness and lust, we beat all comers in the sheer weight of our self-admiration.
- Fortunately, I have enough money and self-admiration to be far removed from the harsh stares of the other diners.
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