self-aggrandizement Hear it!

self-aggrandizement definition

self·-aggrandizement (-ə gran′diz mənt)

noun

the act of making oneself more powerful, wealthy, etc., esp. in a ruthless way

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.