Self Importance

Word SELF IMPORTANCE
Character 15
Hyphenation self -im por tance
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Self Importance"

What do we mean by self importance?

Excessively high regard for one's own importance or station; conceit. noun

The feeling or the manner of one who too much obtrudes his sense of his own importance; egotism; pomposity. noun

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit. noun

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, especially as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit. noun

An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others noun

An exaggerated opinion of your own importance noun

An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, especially as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.

A person who overestimates their own importance and exhibits arrogant or pompous behavior aka lunchmeat Urban Dictionary

Making one's self seem much more important than you really are. Urban Dictionary

An exaggerated sense of one’s own value or importance. -Emeasoba George Urban Dictionary

A serious form of narcissism. To act as if one is an important person without actually doing anything worthwhile to prove it, thus making one look like a complete tool. Sometimes abbreviated as USI. Urban Dictionary

A quick and audible nasal inhalation made after making a declarative statement about a topic that one's audience supposedly knows little and/or the sniffer considers himself/herself somewhat of an expert. The self-important sniff serves as punctuation to a statement that is typically unquestionable as the sniffer may attempt to pass opinion off as fact. It is typically used by hipsters, although it is also used mockingly, and to some comedic effect, on the Adam Carolla Podcast, as well as The Film Vault (podcast) by hosts Bald Bryan and Dick Anderson. Urban Dictionary

Basically a fucking girl who thinks she can do w/e she wants b/c she has nice tits and a nice ass and treats people like shit for her own satisfaction of feeling above others Urban Dictionary

Like computer programs that run automatically on your computer, whether you want them to run or not, because their programmers have decided they automatically should. Any person (or program) that takes over from a mind set of self-importance, whether someone has asked them to be the center of attention or not. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Self Importance

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The word "self-importance" in example sentences

You should never set out to destroy the left or right, or conquer evil or good, because it will make you hallucinate delusions of self-importance. ❋ PhD Bradford Keeney (2010)

They have a grandiose sense of self-importance and entitlement, hog attention and crave admiration. ❋ Judith Orloff MD (2011)

They develop a sense of their own self-importance. ❋ Rabbi Shmuley Boteach (2011)

Efforts to clamp down on discomfiting material result not in frustrated acquiescence but in renewed assaults on the self-importance that lies behind knee-jerk censorial action. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I was consumed by the ubiquitous feeling of achievement and self-importance that spread across campus like a wave the moment President Obama won the 2008 election. ❋ Terrance Hamm (2011)

In America, politicians are the modern day protagonist, and most of them commit acts of sexual folly due to an overinflated sense self-importance. ❋ Jennifer Ketcham (2011)

Note that what is supposed to be an example of bad prose turns out to be a criticism of one character's "puerile humor and self-importance" and of the notion that "in a mad world only the madmen are sane," etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Not only are they frighteninly ignorant, they seem to have acquired a heightened sense of self-importance. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And she often targeted their self-importance and other foibles for abuse, knowing it was the quickest way to cheer up her friend. ❋ Anonymous (2011)

My personal moniker for what publicity types call 'literary' fiction is, "the fiction of breathless self-importance." ❋ Unknown (2010)

This shadow transmutes into wisdom by letting go of your self-importance and experiencing the enriching depth, expansiveness, and abundance of all life with equanimity. ❋ C. Clinton Sidle (2011)

This is what happens when you surround yourself with sycophants and your sense of self-importance and righteousness gets too bloated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They have an inflated sense of their own self-importance and the deep need for admiration. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Only a ridiculously high level of arrogance and self-importance could enable you to arrive at this "strategy." ❋ Unknown (2009)

That self-important bitch just [cut in] front of us in line; she's [too busy] [lunchmeating] on her cell phone to notice anyone but herself. ❋ Andy M (2004)

[Jack] is [self importing] himself to the [boss]. ❋ Wumpy (2011)

[Self-Importance] is [synonymous] with [arrogance]. ❋ Emeasoba George (2018)

Idiot: Hey guys! I just [put up] all these sweet pictures of myself on Facebook, and I've got this [vlog] that you've gotta check out. If you don't, you're clearly some kind of [lesser being], 'cause everyone loves me for no reason! Smart Person: Sounds like unwarranted self-importance to me. ❋ IrishBarbarian (2011)

Bald [Bryan]: "Micheal Parks...is the [defacto] star ([Self-important Sniff])" ❋ Mjim#9 (2011)

[AYYO] [go fuck yourself] you self important bitch and get my attention [normally] ❋ Trippinballs (2007)

Ever since Amy came in here, and took over, things haven't been going well. Yeah, she's really quite the [self-important program] [isn] 't she? My computer takes a long time to reboot, it has lots of [self-important] programs running. ❋ TranceMasterJ (2012)

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