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self-im·por·tance (s

m-pôr

tns)

Excessively high regard for one's own importance or station; conceit.

self-im·portant adj.

self-im·portant·ly adv.

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Noun	1.	self-importance - an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others ego, egotism pride, pridefulness - a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
	2.	self-importance - an exaggerated opinion of your own importance egotism, swelled head conceitedness, vanity, conceit - the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride superiority complex - an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance

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self-importance [ˌselfɪmˈpɔːtəns] N → prepotencia f

self-importance [ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔːt/əns] n → presunzione f, boria

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