self-importance

English

Etymology

self- +‎ importance

Noun

self-importance (uncountable)

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, especially as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:arrogance

Translations

exaggerated estimate of one's own importance

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自視過高 (zh), 自视过高 (zh) (zìshìguògāo), 妄自尊大 (zh) (wàngzìzūndà)
Finnish: itsetärkeys
Hungarian: beképzeltség (hu)
Irish: mórchúis f, postúlacht f
Maori: whakaī

Norwegian:
Bokmål: selvhøytidelighet (no) m or f
Portuguese: soberba (pt) f
Russian: ва́жность (ru) f (vážnostʹ), напы́щенность (ru) f (napýščennostʹ), надме́нность (ru) f (nadménnostʹ), самомне́ние (ru) n (samomnénije)

References

self-importance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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