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I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service.
Alexander Payne

Meaning of "self-aggrandisement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT

self-aggrandisement  [ˌsɛlfəˈɡrændɪzmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Aggrandisement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boasting

Boasting or bragging is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright, and can involve magnifying an accomplishment out of proportion to its importance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT


advisement
ədˈvaɪzmənt
affranchisement
əˈfrænˌtʃaɪzmənt
aggrandisement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
aggrandizement
əˈɡrændɪzmənt
amazement
əˈmeɪzmənt
amortisement
əˈmɔːtɪzmənt
amortizement
əˈmɔːtɪzmənt
appraisement
əˈpreɪzmənt
avisement
əˈvaɪzmənt
chastisement
tʃæsˈtaɪzmənt
despisement
dɪˈspaɪzmənt
disenfranchisement
ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
disguisement
dɪsˈɡaɪzmənt
divertisement
dɪˈvɜːtɪzmənt
enfranchisement
ɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt
erasement
ɪˈreɪzmənt
franchisement
ˈfræntʃɪzmənt
gazement
ˈɡeɪzmənt
mazement
ˈmeɪzmənt
reappraisement
ˌriːəˈpreɪzmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT

self-actualization
self-addressed
self-addressed envelope
self-addressed stamped envelope
self-adhesive
self-adjusting
self-administered
self-advancement
self-advertisement
self-advocacy
self-aggrandising
self-aggrandizement
self-aggrandizing
self-analysis
self-annealing
self-annihilation
self-apparent
self-appointed
self-appraisal
self-assembly

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of self-aggrandisement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «self-aggrandisement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT

Find out the translation of self-aggrandisement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-aggrandisement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-aggrandisement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自我扩张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autobombo
570 millions of speakers

English

self-aggrandisement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म उन्नति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفخيم الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самовозвеличивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto-engrandecimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ব-বাড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autoglorification
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penguasaan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selbsterhöhung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己強化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 재산을 증식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggedhekake dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự thổi phồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய ஆக்கிரமிப்புகளும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आत्म-उन्नती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendi kendine aggrandizement
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autoesaltazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samowywyższenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самовозвеличивание
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- mărire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτοεπιβεβαίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfvergroting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självförhärligande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvforherligelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-aggrandisement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT»

The term «self-aggrandisement» is normally little used and occupies the 144.679 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «self-aggrandisement» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «self-aggrandisement» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-aggrandisement

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2 QUOTES WITH «SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-aggrandisement.
1
Peter Ackroyd
I detest self-regard. If my work has taught me anything, it is that self-aggrandisement is completely unhistorical.
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Alexander Payne
I like to think of film-making not just as an act of personal self-aggrandisement but rather as an act of public service.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT»

Discover the use of self-aggrandisement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-aggrandisement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Making Progress in Housing: a New Framework for ...
most situations there is some exercise of dominating power and self- aggrandisement seems to me to be incontestable – indeed, it is to be expected. That many sociological studies are devoted to revealing the exercise of dominating power ...
Sean McNelis, 2014
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Understanding Historical (im)politeness: Relational ...
Self-aggrandisement and subservience to a foreign power Another theme in the criticism found in the Federalist papers is that of personal aggrandisement and of conducting government policy for personal gain. The policy is claimed to have ...
Marcel Bax, Dániel Z. Kádár, 2012
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A Theory of Deference in Administrative Law: Basis, ...
The risk of a delegated decision-maker, elected or otherwise, indulging in self- aggrandisement is ever-present, 'because a tribunal preoccupied with special problems or staffed by individuals of lesser ability is likely to develop distorted ...
Paul Daly, 2012
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Karl Marx's Economics: Critical Assessments
In searching for self- aggrandisement the capitalist destroys the creative powers of labour. Labour's ends are not its own. In his condemnation of such self- aggrandisement, Tucker believes that Marx was unwittingly brought "into some positive ...
John Cunningham Wood, 1988
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Mahatma Gandhi and the New Millennium
Self aggrandisement gives rise to inequality and inequality in return affords scope for self- aggrandisement. It is a vicious circle which can be broken only by an international law by which all nations are treated as equal. The spirit of ...
M. Maharajan, 2010
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The Chapter VII Powers of the United Nations Security Council
The same concern about political self-aggrandisement and the resulting illegitimacy of the decisions of political organs plagues the United Nations, notably the Security Council. As the global political system grows in power and acquires ever ...
Erika De Wet, 2004
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I Could Speak Until Tomorrow: Oriki, Women, and the Past in ...
HIERARCHY AND THE DYNAMICS OF SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT The pba was endowed with both mystical and material attributes that set him definitively apart from the rest of the population. Beneath him were three grades of male chiefs ...
Karin Barber, 1991
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What People Want: Populism in Architecture And Design
SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT. AND. SOMETHING. SHAMEFUL. INTO. THE. SUBLIME. This not-necessarily-conscious way of thinking is shared by the populist movements' dirty apostles of cleanliness and the idealistic German philosophers, ...
Michael Shamiyeh, DOM Research Laboratory, 2005
9
Informed by Science-Involved by Christ
So the quality of a particular God-consciousness must be subjected to critique and reconstruction. 3. Human. self-aggrandisement. Our focus lies on the Christian faith. However, we will not dive head-first into the biblical Scriptures ...
Klaus Nürnberger
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Emotion
Or it may be claimed that self-aggrandisement is to be defined in terms of a desire to enhance one's personal prestige, rather than a desire to increase one's power or wealth. The important point is that fear, self-aggrandisement, laziness and ...
William Lyons, William E. Lyons, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-AGGRANDISEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-aggrandisement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elizabeth Moss stars in trailer for Alex Ross Perry's Queen of Earth …
While Listen Up Philip largely focused on the egotism and self-aggrandisement of male authors, Perry describes his next film as an 'exploration of broken ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
What we don't like about Jamaican politicians
Third, egotistical self-aggrandisement instead of humility: The penchant for titles and the trappings of office, such as SUVs and police security. Such politicians ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
3
Huddersfield writer Cath Day pens Ukip! The Musical
... create theatre that we would like to see and we aim to banish the three selfs in our productions: self-consciousness, self-indulgence and self-aggrandisement.”. «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
4
Tom Selleck finds perfect role in small-town cop Jesse Stone
As with Spenser, his suspicions are always provoked by showy glamour, ostentatious wealth, self-aggrandisement and any kind of presumption. These days ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
Monarchs should build top-notch schools, not leech off the state
... including higher salaries and benefits such as expensive vehicles and palaces, the perception that emerges is one of greed and self-aggrandisement. Despite ... «Rand Daily Mail, Jun 15»
6
Sydney Siege Gunman Wanted to be a Martyr
... said that but felt the "narcissistic" self-styled clericwould have said so only as a form of self-aggrandisement and that he seemed to regard himself as superior. «TripleM Sydney, May 15»
7
Maimane may be our saving grace
DA leader's background may spur him to serve, rather than assume powers towards self-aggrandisement. says Devi Rajab. Durban - South Africa is slowly ... «Independent Online, May 15»
8
Customers want help first, selling last
Unfortunately this doesn't carry over enough to the way we market products, especially in the hi-tech sector, where self-aggrandisement is the norm. Seemingly ... «The Press, Mar 15»
9
The Church should be able to wear its social conscience with pride
Offering a sign to a wider society can so easily sound like self-aggrandisement. A first-century journalist would probably have Jesus marked down as weak on ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
10
Four years of public protest produce Modi and Kejriwal as India's …
It threatens crony corrupt politicians, who for decades have been more concerned with self-aggrandisement and milking administrations than with governing ... «The Independent, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Self-Aggrandisement [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/self-aggrandisement>. May 2024 ».
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