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self-praise

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self-praise
n
the act or an instance of expressing commendation for oneself
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.self-praise - speaking of yourself in superlatives
boast, boasting, jactitation
speech act - the use of language to perform some act
crowing, gasconade, line-shooting, vaporing, brag, bragging, crow - an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
braggadocio, rhodomontade, rodomontade, bluster - vain and empty boasting
vaunt - extravagant self-praise
self-assertion - the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others
Translations
self-praise [ˌselfˈpreɪz] N → autobombo m


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This bit of self-praise, of course, fitted excel- lently the laborious inanity of the whole conversa- tion.
The Shadow Line by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Sophronia, darling, Mr and Mrs Boffin will remind you of the old adage, that self-praise is no recommendation.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
Osborne broke out into a rhapsody of self-praise and imprecations;-- by the first, excusing himself to his own conscience for his conduct; by the second, exaggerating the undutifulness of George.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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