self-aggrandizement
noun
increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
self-aggrandizing
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a word derived from
self-aggrandizement.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Robb’s attunement makes him a master geographer of the oldest and newest forms of life on a “sodden, self-aggrandizing island outpost.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
That students aren’t allowed to ever be off-message and self-aggrandizing?
From Slate ● May 2, 2024
All that is clear from what’s onscreen is Glazer has made a hollow, self-aggrandizing art-film exercise set in Auschwitz during the Holocaust.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Each man embodies a version of Hollywood's self-aggrandizing pompousness.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
If not, he might have been remembered as a self-aggrandizing windbag with an old-fashioned speaking style and a love of the sound of his own voice.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
