self-important

  • 1Self-important — Self im*por tant, a. Having or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one s own importance or merit. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2self-important — index consequential (substantial), inflated (vain), orgulous, pretentious (pompous), proud ( …

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  • 3self-important — adjective Having, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of ones own importance. The assistant manager was a self important fellow who strutted about the office barking instructions. Syn: conceited, haughty, pompous …

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  • 4self-important — self importance, n. self importantly, adv. /self im pawr tnt, self /, adj. having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one s own importance; pompously conceited or haughty. [1765 75] * * * …

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  • 5self-important — adjective Date: 1766 having or showing self importance • self importantly adverb …

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  • 6self-consequence — /self kon si kweuhns, self /, n. self important character or quality; self importance. [1770 80] * * * …

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  • 7self-importantly — adverb see self important …

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  • 8self-importantly — See self important. * * * …

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  • 9Self-evaluation maintenance theory — refers to discrepancies between two people in a relationship. Two people in a relationship each aim to keep themselves feeling good psychologically, when they are being compared to the other person [(Tesser, 1988)] .Self evaluation is defined as… …

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  • 10Self-concept — Self construction redirects here. For other uses, see Self construction (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Self awareness, Self consciousness, Self image, or Self perception. Contents 1 Overview 2 A Brief History 3 Academic Self …

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