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self-aggrandizement
[ self-uh-gran-diz-muhnt, self- ]
noun
- increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
self-aggrandizement
noun
- the act of increasing one's own power, importance, etc, esp in an aggressive or ruthless manner
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Derived Forms
- ˌself-agˈgranˌdizing, adjective
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Other Words From
- self-ag·gran·diz·ing [self, -, uh, -, gran, -dahy-zing], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-aggrandizement1
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Example Sentences
He sought self-aggrandizement, and was extremely fond of killing.
She took a drubbing, fielding accusations of self-aggrandizement from the financial press and fans alike.
Self-aggrandizement via letting others depend on you can be a poor substitute for a sense of your own accomplishments.
Some of the members stooped to petty acts for self-aggrandizement, breeding suspicion in the minds of many.
His career was not tarnished with bold strides of misguided ambition or base attempts at self-aggrandizement.
Inflamed by as intense an ambition as ever burned in a human bosom, every thought and energy was devoted to self-aggrandizement.
While they reasoned thus, the temptations of graft and self-aggrandizement overtook some of the leaders.
As soon as he came to power, he accepted every opportunity of self-aggrandizement as a new Smith prerogative.
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