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Meaning of "self-aggrandizement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT

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conjunction
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exclamation
Self-Aggrandizement 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-AGGRANDIZEMENT 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.

Definition of self-aggrandizement in the English dictionary

The definition of self-aggrandizement in the dictionary is the act of increasing one's own power, importance, etc, esp in an aggressive or ruthless manner.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT

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-aggrandizement in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «self-aggrandizement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT

Find out the translation of self-aggrandizement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-aggrandizement 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-aggrandizement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自我扩张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autobombo
570 millions of speakers

English

self-aggrandizement
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
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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
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Translator English - Swedish

självförhärligande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvforherligelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-aggrandizement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT»

The term «self-aggrandizement» is regularly used and occupies the 105.901 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-aggrandizement.
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Heather Donahue
In LA, I mean, here's this place full of desperate and sad people who take their only pleasure from destroying others for the purposes of their own self-aggrandizement.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-AGGRANDIZEMENT»

Discover the use of self-aggrandizement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-aggrandizement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ethics in Obstetrics and Gynecology
The distinction between self-aggrandizement and a legitimate interest in one's reputation is made along the same lines as ... If self-aggrandizement becomes the physician's goal, the interests of patients are subordinated to that goal, and ...
Laurence B. McCullough, Frank A. Chervenak, 1994
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Karl Marx's Social and Political Thought: Critical Assessments
Hegel clearly conceives the passion for self-aggrandizement as a kind of fanaticism, a condition in which the individual is driven compulsively by forces within him over which he has no control and can exercise no restraint. These men, he says ...
Bob Jessop, Charlie Malcolm-Brown, Russell Wheatley, 1990
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Peace Psychology in the Balkans: Dealing with a Violent Past ...
Threat and Self-Aggrandizement Integration: The Dual Process Cognitive- Motivational Theory Duckitt's (2001) dual process cognitive-motivational theory integrates threat and self-aggrandizement theories to account for individual differences ...
Olivera Simić, Zala Volčič, Catherine R. Philpot, 2012
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From Equality to Inequality: Social Change Among Newly ...
Self-Aggrandizement,. Age,. and. Marginalization. In the rivalry that ensued both leaders applied various selfaggrandizing strategies in an effort to illustrate their strengths over the weaknesses of the other. As a result of their actions certain ...
Csilla Dallos, 2011
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What Is the True Christianty ?
T he title of this chapter is “Self-Aggrandizement of the Catholic Church”. But this is not a correct expression of the case because the Catholic Church as an institution cannot aggrandize itself. Only humans can aggrandize themselves ( such as ...
Hendrick Park, 2012
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A Companion to the Roman Republic
A large part of what makes one Roman is the alignment of one's own personal self-aggrandizement with the larger aggrandizement of Rome (see also Chapters 17 and 23). In Cato's extreme presentation this reflects a tension within Roman ...
Nathan Rosenstein, Robert Morstein-Marx, 2011
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Writing the Lost Generation: Expatriate Autobiography and ...
Self-AggrAndizement. And. expAtriAte. reputAtion. u u u From her autumn 1903 arrival at the rue de Fleurus premises first secured by her brother Leo in his short- lived pursuit of a career as a painter, Gertrude Stein set out to establish herself ...
Craig Monk, 2010
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Social Causes of Psychological Distress
The self-aggrandizement hypothesis contrasted with the basic equity hypothesis. Each graph shows depression as a function of marital power. On the left side the wife makes all the important decisions and on the right side the husband makes ...
John Mirowsky, Catherine E. Ross, 2003
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Human Expeditions: Inspired by Bruce Trigger
People ridiculed self-aggrandizement, such as boasting, when the self- aggrandizer was younger, congruent with the argument laid out in the previous section. Such self-aggrandizement, especially through physical displays, is threatening to ...
Andre Costopoulos, Stephen Chrisomalis, 2013
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Sports and Athletics Developments
The 3 sub-scales (15 items assessing self-aggrandizement, 20 items assessing illusion of control, and 15 items assessing unrealistic optimism) were distributed to 62 competitive collegiate athletes who signed informed consent forms and then ...
James H. Humphrey, 2008

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

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-aggrandizement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gavin Brown's Closing Show: 12 Horses in Gallery
For all their faults, flaws, weirdness, and self-aggrandizement, all art galleries are gifts to us all. They are free and open to the public, for anyone, just not for ... «Vulture, Jun 15»
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Paul Krugman: A return to voodoo economics, Jeb! Style
But Bush's economic promises reflect more than self-aggrandizement. They also reflect his party's habit of boasting about its ability to deliver rapid economic ... «Monterey County Herald, Jun 15»
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Why Trump's timing is good
Most of the campaign is entertainment and self-aggrandizement, whether the contestants are, in reality television parlance, “there for the right reasons” or not. «Staunton News Leader, Jun 15»
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Best Frank Underwood Sound Bites From 'House Of Cards' Season 3
Netflix's 'House of Cards' was marked with the continuity of heavy-handed leadership, merciless divisiveness, and self-aggrandizement. The consummate ... «Forbes, Mar 15»
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Forgiving Brian Williams
But, as S.E. stated rather well, we should not confuse invention or theft with mere self-aggrandizement. There is probably a case to be made that network news ... «Hot Air, Feb 15»
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No, Supporters of Whistleblowers & Openness in Government …
This alleged leak can only be said to have been for his own self-aggrandizement with little to no public benefit whatsoever. Now, there are writers who grasp the ... «Firedoglake, Jan 15»
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Armond White: 'Film Criticism Has Lost Its Independence'
But let's, to the extent possible, skip past the self-aggrandizement and get to the meat: "Film criticism has lost its independence," White writes. "Group-think not ... «Indie Wire, Jan 15»
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From Da to Nyet: How US Diplomacy Helped Transform Russia from …
Part of the reason for this is that the diplomatic objectives of self-aggrandizement and system stability are not necessarily compatible. If all of the major powers ... «The National Interest Online, Dec 14»
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Chris Christie: Lout
What's also ugly is the self-importance; the self-aggrandizement (“I've been here when the cameras aren't here, buddy, and done the work!” Really? When did ... «National Review Online, Oct 14»
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Ted Cruz and the most cynical, despicable political stunt of the year
But let's be clear about what Cruz was doing in D.C.: using one of the world's most beleaguered minorities as a prop for his own self-aggrandizement. «The Week Magazine, Sep 14»

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