Definitions for self-aggrandizement
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
self′-aggran′dizement(n.)
increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usu. aggressively.
Origin of self-aggrandizement:
1790–1800
self′-aggran′dizing(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
self-aggrandizement, self-aggrandisement, ego trip(noun)
an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
Wiktionary
self-aggrandizement(Noun)
The act or action of making oneself seem more important. An act of pride or boasting.
His attempts at self-aggrandizement made him seem vain, boastful and, ironically, petty.
Webster Dictionary
Self-aggrandizement(noun)
the aggrandizement of one's self
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