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self-flattery

[ self-flat-uh-ree, self- ]

/ ˌsɛlfˈflæt ə ri, ˈsɛlf- /

noun

praise and exaggeration of one's own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one's faults or failings; self-congratulation.

Origin of self-flattery

First recorded in 1670–80

OTHER WORDS FROM self-flattery

self-flat·ter·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-flattery

self-feed, self-feeder, self-fertile, self-fertilization, self-financing, self-flattery, self-forgetful, self-forgetting, self-fulfilling, self-fulfillment, self-fulfilment

Example sentences from the Web for self-flattering

The self-flattering, ease-loving people hated to hear these disagreeable facts.

The Preacher and His Models |James Stalker
This confirmation of the hope that my bearing is not that of the self-flattering lunatic is given me in ample measure.

Impressions of Theophrastus Such |George Eliot