"self-styled" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From self- + styled. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|styled}} self- + styled Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} self-styled (not comparable)
  1. Claimed by the recipient, as a title one gave to oneself. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: self-proclaimed, self-appointed, self-professed, self-ordained, soi-disant, wannabe, tryhard Translations: 自稱的 (Chinese Mandarin), 自称的 (zìchēng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 自封的 (zìfēng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 自詡的 (Chinese Mandarin), 自诩的 (zìxǔ de) (Chinese Mandarin), 自任的 (zìrèn de) (Chinese Mandarin), kotikutoinen (Finnish), autoproclamé (French), soi-disant (French), selbsternannt (German), स्वघोषित (svaghoṣit) (Hindi), autoproclamado (Spanish), sedicente (Spanish)
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