Definition of self-flattery in English:

self-flattery

noun sɛlfˈflat(ə)ri

mass noun

The holding of an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself or one's actions.
Example sentencesExamples
- Still, some basic reporting can be done (and I think I can say without self-flattery or self-abnegation that I am not a conduit of choice for national-security leaking).
- Here character, diction and motive come together, and all the preciousness and self-flattery drop away.
- Through a combination of cynicism and self-flattery, we put their accomplishments on a par with the banalities of contemporary celebrity culture.
- The self-flagellation about our failure to act against evil is at the same time a form of self-flattery.
- It demands nothing of its audience and offers only a self-flattery that goes by the name of self-esteem.
- I do not say this as a gesture of misplaced self-flattery, since what I plan to do here is very modest indeed.
- I like being compared to all good musicians but I dare say that is just because of self-flattery.
- Ultimately this is where my self-flattery points: my brain.
- I am tempted sometimes to say that the only point of conspicuous compassion is action, the rest is self-flattery.

Derivatives

self-flattering

adjective ˌsɛl(f)ˈflat(ə)rɪŋˌsɛlfˈflædərɪŋ

Holding an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself or one's actions.
she is distorting facts to fit her own self-flattering image
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the worst qualities of left-wingers I have known is their self-flattering belief that they are the good people and that those who don't agree must be bad people.
- He's phrasing it in the most self-flattering way possible, of course, but that's what politicians do.

Definition of self-flattery in US English:

self-flattery

noun

The holding of an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself or one's actions.
Example sentencesExamples
- I like being compared to all good musicians but I dare say that is just because of self-flattery.
- It demands nothing of its audience and offers only a self-flattery that goes by the name of self-esteem.
- Through a combination of cynicism and self-flattery, we put their accomplishments on a par with the banalities of contemporary celebrity culture.
- Here character, diction and motive come together, and all the preciousness and self-flattery drop away.
- I am tempted sometimes to say that the only point of conspicuous compassion is action, the rest is self-flattery.
- Ultimately this is where my self-flattery points: my brain.
- I do not say this as a gesture of misplaced self-flattery, since what I plan to do here is very modest indeed.
- The self-flagellation about our failure to act against evil is at the same time a form of self-flattery.
- Still, some basic reporting can be done (and I think I can say without self-flattery or self-abnegation that I am not a conduit of choice for national-security leaking).

单词	self-flattery
释义	Definition of self-flattery in English: self-flattery noun sɛlfˈflat(ə)ri mass noun The holding of an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself or one's actions. Example sentencesExamples Still, some basic reporting can be done (and I think I can say without self-flattery or self-abnegation that I am not a conduit of choice for national-security leaking). Here character, diction and motive come together, and all the preciousness and self-flattery drop away. Through a combination of cynicism and self-flattery, we put their accomplishments on a par with the banalities of contemporary celebrity culture. The self-flagellation about our failure to act against evil is at the same time a form of self-flattery. It demands nothing of its audience and offers only a self-flattery that goes by the name of self-esteem. I do not say this as a gesture of misplaced self-flattery, since what I plan to do here is very modest indeed. I like being compared to all good musicians but I dare say that is just because of self-flattery. Ultimately this is where my self-flattery points: my brain. I am tempted sometimes to say that the only point of conspicuous compassion is action, the rest is self-flattery. Derivatives self-flattering adjective ˌsɛl(f)ˈflat(ə)rɪŋˌsɛlfˈflædərɪŋ Holding an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself or one's actions. she is distorting facts to fit her own self-flattering image Example sentencesExamples One of the worst qualities of left-wingers I have known is their self-flattering belief that they are the good people and that those who don't agree must be bad people. He's phrasing it in the most self-flattering way possible, of course, but that's what politicians do. Definition of self-flattery in US English: self-flattery noun The holding of an unjustifiably high opinion of oneself or one's actions. Example sentencesExamples I like being compared to all good musicians but I dare say that is just because of self-flattery. It demands nothing of its audience and offers only a self-flattery that goes by the name of self-esteem. Through a combination of cynicism and self-flattery, we put their accomplishments on a par with the banalities of contemporary celebrity culture. Here character, diction and motive come together, and all the preciousness and self-flattery drop away. I am tempted sometimes to say that the only point of conspicuous compassion is action, the rest is self-flattery. Ultimately this is where my self-flattery points: my brain. I do not say this as a gesture of misplaced self-flattery, since what I plan to do here is very modest indeed. The self-flagellation about our failure to act against evil is at the same time a form of self-flattery. Still, some basic reporting can be done (and I think I can say without self-flattery or self-abnegation that I am not a conduit of choice for national-security leaking).
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