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self-praise

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. boast, boasting, self-praise, jactitationnoun

    speaking of yourself in superlatives

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  1. self-praise

    Self-praise refers to the act of recognizing or commending one's own achievements, qualities, or skills. It involves expressing appreciation or satisfaction for one's own accomplishments, often with a positive emotional response like pride or pleasure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Self-praisenoun

    praise of one's self

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-praise in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of self-praise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of self-praise in a Sentence

  1. Tyron Edwards:

    Most of our censure of others is only oblique praise of self, uttered to show the wisdom and superiority of the speaker. It has all the insidiousness of self-praise, and all the ill-desert of falsehood.

  2. John Madden:

    Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble

  3. Arnold Bennett:

    Falsehood often lurks upon the tongue of him, who, by self-praise, seeks to enhance his value in the eyes of others.

  4. Tryon Edwards:

    Most of our censure of others is only oblique praise of self, uttered to show the wisdom and superiority of the speaker. It has all the invidiousness of self-praise, and all the ill-desert of falsehood.


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  • خود کی تعریفUrdu

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