"self-proclaimed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From self- + proclaimed. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|proclaimed}} self- + proclaimed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} self-proclaimed (not comparable)
  1. Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: self-styled, self-appointed, self-professed, self-ordained, soi-disant, wannabe, tryhard Translations: самозван (samozvan) (Bulgarian), 自稱的 (Chinese Mandarin), 自称的 (zìchēng de) (Chinese Mandarin), samozvaný [masculine] (Czech), itsensä joksikin julistanut (Finnish), autoproclamé (French), selbsternannt (German), स्वघोषित (svaghoṣit) (Hindi), autoproclamato [masculine] (Italian), 自称の (jishō no) (alt: じしょうの) (Japanese), өзін-өзі жариялаған (özın-özı jariälağan) (Kazakh), samozwańczy (Polish), autoproclamado (Portuguese), autoproclamat (Romanian), самопровозглашённый (samoprovozglašónnyj) (Russian), самозва́ный (samozványj) (Russian), самкпроглашен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), samoproglašen [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), autoproclamado (Spanish), autonombrado (Spanish), autodeclarado [masculine] (Spanish), självutnämnd (Swedish), самопроголо́шений (samoproholóšenyj) (Ukrainian)

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