"self-aggrandizement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From self- + aggrandizement. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|aggrandizement}} self- + aggrandizement Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} self-aggrandizement
  1. Behavior which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance. Related terms: self-aggrandizing Translations (behavior which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance): autoglorification [feminine] (French), autoengrandecimiento (Spanish), autobombo [Spain] (Spanish)
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