self-assumption

noun

self-as·​sump·​tion ˌself-ə-ˈsəm(p)-shən 

: self-conceit

Synonyms

• amour propre
• bighead
• complacence
• complacency
• conceit
• conceitedness
• ego
• egotism
• pomposity
• pompousness
• pride
• pridefulness
• self-admiration
• self-conceit
• self-congratulation
• self-esteem
• self-glory
• self-importance
• self-love
• self-opinion
• self-satisfaction
• smugness
• swelled head
• swellheadedness
• vaingloriousness
• vainglory
• vainness
• vanity

Examples of self-assumption in a Sentence

the self-assumption of the young Internet entrepreneur was positively stunning

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above