self-aggrandizement

self-aggrandizement englannista suomeksi

1. itsetehostus

0. Substantiivi

self-aggrandizement englanniksi

1. Behavior which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance.

2. {{quote-text|en|year=1906|author=Anna Katharine Green|title=The Chief Legatee|chapter=29

3. {{quote-text|en|year=1907|author=Jack London|chapter=A Day's Lodging|title=The Love of Life and Other Stories

4. 2001 Feb. 25, (w), "Here Comes the Neighborhood" (book review of ''Everyday People'' by Stewart O'Nan), ''New York Times'' (retrieved 5 July 2015):

As readers, we sense when the game is being played for real and when something else is afoot: pride, showmanship, the pursuit of power, self-aggrandizement, revenge, making money.