English noun: self-importance | |||
1. | self-importance (feeling) an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others | ||
Synonyms | ego, egotism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pride, pridefulness | ||
2. | self-importance (attribute) an exaggerated opinion of your own importance | ||
Synonyms | egotism, swelled head | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conceit, conceitedness, vanity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | superiority complex | ||