self-aggrandizement
self-aggrandizement · self-aggrandizements
Behaviour which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an…Behaviour which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance.
US/sˈɛlfˈæɡɹəndˌaɪzmənt/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Behaviour which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance.
an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: self-aggrandizements| Singular | self-aggrandizement |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance:self-aggrandisementego trip
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedself-aggrandizing
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.