self-flattery

noun

self-flat·​tery ˌself-ˈfla-tə-rē How to pronounce self-flattery (audio)
: the glossing over of one's own weaknesses or mistakes and the exaggeration of one's own good qualities and achievements

Examples of self-flattery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Certainty that none of our contemporary policy commitments are morally faulty or practically misguided has little foundation beyond self-flattery. Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-flattery was in 1574

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“Self-flattery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-flattery. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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