self-aggrandizement

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self-aggrandizement

noun self-aggrandizements

  1. countable, uncountable Behaviour which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance. [W]hat can selfish greed, what can self-aggrandizement and the most pitiless ambition effect against men who own to such discipline as this?

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noun behaviour which increases one’s own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance

Españolautoengrandecimiento, autobombo
Françaisautoglorification

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@misc{self_aggrandizement_2026,
  title = {self-aggrandizement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-aggrandizement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}