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self-aggrandizement

/ˌself.əˈɡræn.dɪz.mənt/

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noun

/ˌself.əˈɡræn.dɪz.mənt/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие или процесс, предпринимаемый для увеличения собственной власти, влияния или значимости, часто путем привлечения внимания к себе.

A noun referring to an act or process undertaken to increase one's own power, influence, or importance, often by drawing attention to oneself.

uncountable

  1. Boosting one's own statusC1formal

    An action or series of actions taken to increase one's own power, influence, or importance, often by drawing attention to oneself.

    ruСамоутверждение

    • His constant self-aggrandizement made him unpopular among his colleagues.
    • The politician's speech was full of self-aggrandizement rather than policy.
    • She engaged in self-aggrandizement by exaggerating her role in the project.

    Synonymsboastingegotismself-seekingvanity

    Antonymshumilitymodestyself-abasementself-effacement

Forms
  • self-aggrandizements plural form
  • self-aggrandizements' possessive plural form
  • self-aggrandizement's possessive singular form
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