swelled head
noun
an inordinately grand opinion of oneself; conceit.
swelled-headedness
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a word derived from
swelled head.
Example Sentences
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But she made these mistakes, which were mainly due to that swelled-headedness which deflected her reasoning and prevented her from calculating consequences aright.
From Before the War by Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane
Moreover, sensible as a large number of Germans were, there was a certain tendency to swelled-headedness in the nation.
From Before the War by Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane
