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self-aggrandizement

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Behaviour which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-aggrandisement, ego trip

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: aggrandizement, aggrandisement, elevation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English aggrandizement English self-aggrandizement From self- + aggrandizement.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: autoglorification — behaviour which increases one’s own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance
  • Spanish: autoengrandecimiento — behaviour which increases one’s own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance
  • Spanish: autobombo — behaviour which increases one’s own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance