swelled head

noun

1. an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit.

swelled head

noun

1. informal.
   an inflated view of one's own worth, often caused by sudden success

Other Words From

• swelled-headed adjective
• swelled-headed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of swelled head¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Other writers suffered from that complaint known as "swelled head," but Walter Fetherston never.

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Don't tell me anything more, or you will give me a case of swelled head.

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He is sure to have a swelled head and try to boss the crowd.

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It will do wonders in the way of curing Nat Weymans swelled head and no one can possibly say it isnt fair.

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There is no room for faith in the swelled head of young Italy, but the waiter was a middle-aged man.

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