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Definition of self-aggrandizement noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

self-aggrandizement

noun

[uncountable] (formal) (disapproving)

the process of making yourself seem more powerful or important Napoleon's self-aggrandizement

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self-aggrandizing

NAmE//ˌsɛlf əˈɡrændaɪzɪŋ//

adjective

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