bravado
noun /brəˈvɑːdəʊ/
/brəˈvɑːdəʊ/
[uncountable]- a confident way of behaving that is intended to impress people, sometimes as a way of hiding a lack of confidence
- an act of sheer bravado
- ‘Don’t threaten me,’ she whispered with false bravado.
- He behaved aggressively out of bravado.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sheer
- mere
- false
- …
- out of bravado
- with bravado
- a display of bravado
- a show of bravado
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish bravada, from bravo ‘bold’ (from brave and -ado).