Self-aggrandizement
noun
noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Behaviour which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance. countable, uncountable
"[W]hat can selfish greed, what can self-aggrandizement and the most pitiless ambition effect against men who own to such discipline as this?"
- 2 an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"His constant tweets about his work were annoying self-aggrandizement."
Etymology
From self- + aggrandizement.