self-styled

[self-stahyld]

adjective

1. styled, called, or considered by oneself as specified.

   a self-styled leader.

self-styled

adjective

1. (prenominal) claiming to be of a specified nature, quality, profession, etc

   a self-styled expert

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-styled¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

A self-styled anarchist website in Portland, Ore., encouraged supporters to use high-powered laser pointers to bring down federal helicopters in the area.

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Even the home team's self-styled "Ultras" are civilised when measured by the standards of others.

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Counter-terror police said the self-styled "militant" online group provided an "echo chamber of extreme right-wing views where they shared horrific racial slurs, glorified mass murderers and encouraged violence against anyone deemed an enemy".

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Hamas’s self-styled paramilitary Rada’a, or Deterrent, unit said it had neutralized a number of wanted people and taken control of militia positions in Gaza City.

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She said she had been approached on social media by self-styled private "rescuers" who claimed to be able to extract people trapped in the compounds.

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Related Words

• alleged 
• formal 
• purported