Meaning & use
grandiosity
An exaggerated sense of one's own importance, power, or achievements.
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His speech was full of grandiosity, promising achievements no one believed he could deliver.
The therapist noted signs of grandiosity in the patient's descriptions of his own abilities.
A note on using this word
Often used clinically to describe an unrealistic self-image, distinct from ordinary confidence or pride.
Words with a similar meaning
self-importancepomposity
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