self-importance

self-im·por·tance

(sĕlf′ĭm-pôr′tns)

n.

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

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self′-im·por′tant adj.

self′-im·por′tant·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

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

noun

An exaggerated belief in one's own importance:

egoism, egotism.

Informal: bighead, bigheadedness, swelled head.

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Translations

self-importance

[ˌselfɪmˈpɔːtəns] N → prepotencia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

self-importance

[ˌsɛlfɪmˈpɔːt/əns] n → presunzione f, boria

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self-important

(selfimˈpoːtənt) adjective

having too high an opinion of one's own importance. a self-important little man. verwaand مُعْتَد بِنَفْسِه надут presunçoso domýšlivý überheblich selvhøjtidelig; opblæst επηρμένος prepotente ennasttäis خودپسند omahyväinen suffisant מַחשִׁיב אֶת עַצמוֹ יוֹתֵר מִדַי अहंकारी pun sebe, uobražen öntelt sok penting montinn, mikillátur presuntuoso 尊大な 자만심이 강한 išpuikęs, pasipūtęs uzpūtīgs; iedomīgs bongkak; sombong gewichtiginnbilsk, som tar seg selv for høytidelig zarozumiały خودپسند presunçoso suficient с большим самомнением namyslený samovšečen uobražen viktig, dryg นึกว่าตนเองสำคัญ kendini beğenmiş, böbürlenen 妄自尊大的 зарозумілий; той, що багато про себе думає اپنی ذات کی بابت اونچی رائے رکھنے والا tự cao tự đại 妄自尊大的

ˌself-imˈportance noun

verwaandheid إعْتِداد بالنَّفْس надутост presunção domýšlivost die Überheblichkeit selvhøjtidelighed; opblæsthed έπαρσηprepotencia enesetähtsustamine خودپسندي omahyväisyys suffisance חֲשִיבוּת עַצמִית अहंकार, सम्मान uobraženost önteltség sikap sok penting mikillæti, sjálfbirgingsháttur presunzione 尊大さ 자만 išpuikimas, puikybė uzpūtība; iedomība rasa bongkak atau sombong eigendunkinnbilskhet zarozumiałość خودپسندی presunção suficienţă большое самомнение namyslenosť samovšečnost uobraženost viktighet, dryghet ความอวดดี kendini önemseme, böbürlenme 妄自尊大 зарозумілість; самозвеличення اپنی ذات کی بابت اونچی رائے sự tự cao tự đại 妄自尊大

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