self-styled

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self-styled

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not comparable Claimed by the recipient, as a title one gave to oneself. This self-styled king of the hill must prove himself before the title has any worth.
Similar: self-proclaimed, self-appointed, self-professed, self-ordained, soi-disant, wannabe, tryhard

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adj claimed by the recipient

Español	autoproclamado, sedicente
中文	自稱的 /自称的 zìchēng de, 自封的 zìfēng de, 自詡的 /自诩的 zìxǔ de, 自任的 zìrèn de
हिन्दी	स्वघोषित svaghoṣit
Français	autoproclamé, soi-disant
Deutsch	selbsternannt

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@misc{self_styled_2026,
  title = {self-styled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/self-styled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}