"self-promotion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: self-promotions [plural]
Etymology: From self- + promotion. Etymology templates: {{af|en|self-|promotion}} self- + promotion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} self-promotion (countable and uncountable, plural self-promotions)
  1. The purposeful act of presenting oneself to others in a favorable way, often viewed by others negatively as forceful, exaggerated, or self-indulgent. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: self-promote, self-promotional Translations (the act of promoting oneself): önreklámozás (Hungarian), самопромоција (samopromocija) [feminine] (Macedonian), autopromocja [feminine] (Polish), självpromotion [common-gender] (Swedish), självbefordran (Swedish)

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