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self-styled

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Claimed by the recipient, as a title one gave to oneself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • This self-styled king of the hill must prove himself before the title has any worth.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: self-proclaimed, self-appointed, self-professed, self-ordained, soi-disant, wannabe, tryhard

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

as claimed by and for yourself often without justification

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the self-styled `doctor' has no degree of any kind

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: soi-disant

Antonyms: none provided

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 styled English self-styled From self- + styled.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 自稱的 /自称的 (zìchēng de) — claimed by the recipient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自封的 (zìfēng de) — claimed by the recipient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自詡的 /自诩的 (zìxǔ de) — claimed by the recipient
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自任的 (zìrèn de) — claimed by the recipient
  • Finnish: kotikutoinen — claimed by the recipient
  • French: autoproclamé — claimed by the recipient
  • French: soi-disant — claimed by the recipient
  • German: selbsternannt — claimed by the recipient
  • Hindi: स्वघोषित (svaghoṣit) — claimed by the recipient
  • Macedonian: самопрогласен (samoproglasen) — claimed by the recipient
  • Spanish: autoproclamado — claimed by the recipient
  • Spanish: sedicente — claimed by the recipient