Meaning Of The Word Self-aggrandizement

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Self-aggrandizement Definition

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self-aggrandizement
uncountable noun: If you say that someone is guilty of self-aggrandizement, you mean that they do certain things in order to make themselves more powerful, wealthy, or important.

self-aggrandizement in American English
the act of making oneself more powerful, wealthy, etc., esp. in a ruthless way
noun: increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively

self-aggrandizement in British English
noun: the act of increasing one's own power, importance, etc, esp in an aggressive or ruthless manner

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