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self-aggrandizement
self-aggrandizement n. 
/ˌsɛlfəˈɡrandʌɪzm(ə)nt/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfəˈɡrandᵻzm(ə)nt/
, /ˌsɛlfəˈɡrandᵻzm(ə)nt//ˌsɛlfəˈɡrandʌɪzm(ə)nt/U.S. /ˌsɛlfəˈɡrænˌdaɪzmənt/
/ˌsɛlfəˈɡrænˌdaɪzmənt/ΚΠ
1793 W. Russell Hist. Anc. Europe II. xii. 175 If he employed the forces of the state for the purpose of personal vengeance, or self-aggrandisement, he was justly held obnoxious.
1859 M. A. Schimmelpenninck Princ. Beauty 91 Animal luxury and self-aggrandisement belong to an essentially degraded style.
1937 Discovery July 225/2 A Board of Directors seeking only self-aggrandisement.
2010 C. Seife Proofiness iii. 114 Sometimes the reasons for lying go beyond simple self-aggrandizement.
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