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self-flattery
[ self-flat-uh-ree, self- ]
noun
- praise and exaggeration of one's own achievements coupled with a denial or glossing over of one's faults or failings; self-congratulation.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of self-flattery1
First recorded in 1670–80
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Example Sentences
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According to Will, however, the one purpose of wokeness is self-flattery, and its fires will soon be starved by its enforced orthodoxy.
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Wokeness has many flavors but one purpose: self-flattery.
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If not forgetting, then perhaps self-flattery is a motive.
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Fierstein’s dings are often dressed in self-flattery.
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Despite all the self-flattery about being "pro-life," anti-choice activists are clearly motivated by misogyny, and don't care about "life."
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