self-importance
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
self- + importance
Noun [edit]
self-importance (uncountable)
- An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, especially as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:arrogance
References [edit]
- self-importance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913