self-aggrandizement

English - Turkish

Definition of self-aggrandizement in English Turkish dictionary

kendi kendine abartma

kendini çoğaltma

English - English

Definition of self-aggrandizement in English English dictionary

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.

The act or practice of enhancing or exaggerating one's own importance, power, or reputation

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

self-aggrandizement in BRIT, also use self-aggrandisement disapproval If you say that someone is guilty of self-aggrandizement, you mean that they do certain things in order to make themselves more powerful, wealthy, or important. He was interested in service, not self-aggrandisement

Related Terms

selfaggrandizement

The aggrandizement of one's self

Hyphenation

self-ag·gran·dize·ment

Turkish pronunciation

selfägrındayzmınt

Pronunciation

/ˈselˈfagrənˌdīzmənt/ /ˈsɛlˈfæɡrənˌdaɪzmənt/