as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
the movie star became a victim of her own self-conceit, having deluded herself into believing that she was as great as her press agent said she was
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Recent Examples of self-conceit
The original 1877 building has grown not just to house the museum’s burgeoning collections and encompass its expanding role as an educator, entertainer and research institution, but to project an evolving sense of science’s self-conceit.
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Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-conceit
Noun
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The powder room, meanwhile, features a one-off vanity made using two antique filing cabinets as base.—
Sam Cochran,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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The point is, owners need to be thinking about the rhythm of the business rather than one-off transactions, and prioritizing cash flow over the vanity of locking in the lowest rate.—
Matthew Meehan,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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This requires a different balancing of one's own ego, which in this context, is not self-confidence but the prioritizing of the collective outcome.—
Naira Velumyan,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Signing Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson, Mattias Samuelsson and Power to long-term deals is also a source of pride for Adams.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Three days later, on February 12, community members joined to raise the flag again, and to date, the pride flag to stands outside the monument, along with several more smaller flags adorning the area.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In Polis’ case, so does arrogance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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But their vapor trail of success reeks of arrogance and entitlement.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Self-conceit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-conceit. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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