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self-aggrandisement vs aggrandisement

aggrandisement vs self-aggrandisement

self-aggrandisement and aggrandisement both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
self-aggrandisement Yes No No No
aggrandisement Yes No No No
As nouns, aggrandisement is a hypernym of self-aggrandisement; that is, aggrandisement is a word with a broader meaning than self-aggrandisement:
  • self-aggrandisement: an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance
  • aggrandisement: the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
Other hypernyms of self-aggrandisement include aggrandizement, elevation.
self-aggrandisement (noun) aggrandisement (noun)
an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something
Difference between self-aggrandisement and aggrandisement

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