self-conceit
noun
self-con·ceit
ˌself-kən-ˈsēt 
: an exaggerated opinion of one's own qualities or abilities : vanity
Synonyms
- amour propre
- bighead
- complacence
- complacency
- conceit
- conceitedness
- ego
- egotism
- pomposity
- pompousness
- pride
- pridefulness
- self-admiration
- self-assumption
- 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-conceit in a Sentence
the movie star became a victim of her own self-conceit, having deluded herself into believing that she was as great as her press agent said she was
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The original 1877 building has grown not just to house the museum’s burgeoning collections and encompass its expanding role as an educator, entertainer and research institution, but to project an evolving sense of science’s self-conceit.
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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
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“Self-conceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-conceit. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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