"self-praise" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: self-praises [plural]
Etymology: From self- + praise. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|praise}} self- + praise Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} self-praise (usually uncountable, plural self-praises)
  1. The praise of oneself; self-applause. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: self-praise is no recommendation Translations (praise of oneself): Eigenlob [neuter] (German), öndicséret (Hungarian), 자찬 (jachan) (alt: 自讚) (Korean), 자화자찬 (jahwajachan) (alt: 自畫自讚) (Korean), ആത്മപ്രശംസ (ātmapraśaṁsa) (Malayalam), autobombo [masculine] (Spanish), autoelogio [masculine] (Spanish), ఆత్మస్తుతి (ātmastuti) (Telugu)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "praise of oneself",
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      "word": "autoelogio"
    },
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      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ātmastuti",
      "sense": "praise of oneself",
      "word": "ఆత్మస్తుతి"
    }
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