self-aggrandizement

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self-ag·gran·dize·ment (s

-gr

z-m

nt)

The act or practice of enhancing or exaggerating one's own importance, power, or reputation.

self-ag·grandizing (-

-gr

ng) adj.

self-aggrandizement

the act of increasing one's own power, importance, etc., esp in an aggressive or ruthless manner

self-aggrandizing adj

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Noun

self-aggrandizement - an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance

ego trip, self-aggrandisement

aggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal"

Translations

self-aggrandizement [ˌselfəˈgrændɪzmənt] N → autobombo m

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