self-important
adjective/ˌself ɪmˈpɔːtnt/
/ˌself ɪmˈpɔːrtnt/
(disapproving)- thinking that you are more important than other people synonym arrogant
- He was a self-important little man.
- She was not at all the self-important celebrity I’d read about.
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