self-appointed
[ self-uh-poin-tid ]
/ ˈsɛlf əˈpɔɪn tɪd /
adjective
chosen by oneself to act in a certain capacity or to fulfill a certain function, especially pompously or self-righteously: a self-appointed guardian of the public's morals.
Origin of self-appointed
First recorded in 1790–1800
OTHER WORDS FROM self-appointed
self-ap·point·ment, nounWords nearby self-appointed
self-analysis,
self-analyzed,
self-annealing,
self-annihilation,
self-antigen,
self-appointed,
self-assertion,
self-assessment,
self-assurance,
self-assured,
self-aware
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British Dictionary definitions for self-appointed
self-appointed
adjective
having assumed authority without the agreement of others
a self-appointed critic