self-praise

noun

: praise of oneself
… the excessive self-praise that marred his earlier writings.Alden Vaughan
Allowing himself a little self-praise, he [Tom Raudonikis] said, "I did well to finish the game."Roy Masters

Examples of self-praise in a Sentence

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Gangsta rap, a genre of turf wars and swaggering self-praise, is a funny place to look for convivencia. Robyn Creswell, The New York Review of Books, 7 Oct. 2021 Nash-Betts honored the victims of Dahmer in her powerful speech, but also kept things light with a moment of self-praise. Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024 The authorities soon regained their grip, silencing critics and unleashing a torrent of self-praise, detailed accounts of disorder in other countries, and disinformation about the source of the virus. Aaron L. Friedberg, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-praise was in 1586

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“Self-praise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-praise. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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