Noun: self-aggrandizement ,self-u'gran-diz-munt or ,self-u'gran,dIz-munt
- An act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
"His constant self-aggrandizement at meetings annoyed his colleagues";
- self-aggrandisement [Brit], ego trip [informal]
Derived forms: self-aggrandizements
Type of: aggrandisement [Brit], aggrandizement, elevation
Encyclopedia: Self-aggrandizement