self-exaltation
Puffing oneself up
Self-exaltation is the act of elevating oneself in importance, status, or esteem, often beyond what is warranted or appropriate.
It suggests excessive pride or a tendency to place oneself above others, whether through boasting, seeking praise, or assuming superiority.
The term carries negative connotations, implying vanity or arrogance rather than healthy self-confidence.
His constant self-exaltation made him difficult to work with.
Ruinous excessive confidence
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- superciliousnessScornful sense of superiority
swagger · imperiousness · high-handedness · grandiosity · boastfulness · vainglory · presumption · pretentiousness
Inflated sense of self-importance
Innate personal worth
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
assertiveness · honor · triumph · satisfaction · fulfillment
hubris
Ruinous excessive confidence
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
superciliousness · swagger · imperiousness · high-handedness · grandiosity · boastfulness · vainglory · presumption · pretentiousness · condescension
egotism
Inflated sense of self-importance
dignity
Innate personal worth
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
accomplishment · assertiveness · honor · triumph · satisfaction · fulfillment
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, showboating, braggadocio
self-exaltationhumility
Freedom from arrogance
self-abasement · self-deprecation · modesty · meekness · lowliness
self-exaltationself-effacement
Downplaying one's importance
deference · submissiveness · servility · obsequiousness · subservience
self-exaltationself-denial
Restraining one's own desires
altruism · selflessness · self-sacrifice · deference · worship
self, self-esteem, exalted, exalt, self-glorification, exaltation, self-admiration, self-worth, exalting