self-aggrandizement
noun/ˌself əˈɡrændɪzmənt/
/ˌself əˈɡrændɪzmənt/
(British English also self-aggrandisement)
[uncountable] (formal, disapproving)- the process of making yourself seem powerful or important
- They saw the West as imperial powers concerned with self-aggrandizement.
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