grandiosity
1
7.9
- noun
- /ˌɡræn.diˈɑ.sɪ.ti/
- Specialized
:
egotismo
- The artist's grandiosity made it difficult for collaborators to express their own ideas freely.
- self-grandiosity
Their charisma and charm and grandiosity make them exciting and compelling.
- Their charisma and charm and grandiosity make them exciting and compelling.
- So the narcissist gets to use their grandiosity as a tool of manipulation.
- It's their grandiosity and egocentricity at play.
- It's about grandiosity driven by high performance and self hatred.
- When do we tap into our grandiose grandiosity?
Examples
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I had a kid brother, a mother, sisters, other brothers, and their children; a long continuity—all of us fighting uphill against our addictions, bad attitudes, grandiosity, childishness, and empty lives.
Academic text (1995) -
Narcissistic individuals are frequently selected for leadership positions because people are attracted to the confidence, charisma, and grandiosity they project.
Academic text (2017) -
Out of their grandiosity will come these grand schemes for often for making a lot of money.
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In other words, the grandiosity of the story about what it all would have been actually becomes the rod for your own back.
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Their charisma and charm and grandiosity make them exciting and compelling.
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These persons are socially and personally stilted by self-absorption and grandiosity; they cannot maintain personal commitments, and they are unable to engage in sincere loving relationships.
Academic text (1997) -
There are nine character traits to look for: Arrogance, grandiosity, a belief in one's uniqueness, a preoccupation with power and success, an excessive need to be admired, a sense of entitlement, lack of empathy and the twin tendencies to envy and exploit others.
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Many leaders exhibit grandiosity, believing they possess extraordinary talents compared to their peers.
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His grandiosity was evident in the way he spoke about his achievements as if he were uniquely gifted.
Synonyms
342
4.5
Feeling that you are more important than other people
133
4.8
Being too proud and acting as if you are better than others
56
5.6
Extreme pride in how you look or what you can do
16
7.9
An attitude that shows someone feels more important than others
12
6.3
An attitude of thinking you are better than others because of wealth or class
10
8.0
Too much pride in yourself and your abilities
9
9.0
A false belief that someone is much more important or powerful than they really are
8
6.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
7
6.1
Thinking and talking about yourself too much and feeling better than others
5
9.9
A strong false belief that you are more powerful and important than you are
4
9.9
Trying to make yourself seem more important or powerful than you are
2
7.2
Feeling that you are better than other people because you think highly of yourself
2
7.7
Acting like you are more important or more educated than you really are
1
9.9
Too much pride in your successes or looks that makes you show off
1
7.4
A way of behaving like you are better than other people because of money or class
1
7.4
Feeling that you are much better than other people
1
8.1
A way of behaving that shows you think you are better than other people
Thinking you are much better or more important than other people
Being too proud of your appearance or abilities
Behaving as if you are better than other people
A habit of thinking you are better than other people
Antonyms
How Self-Important
- Literature
39
8.9
- Specialized
1
7.9
133
4.8
8
6.2
7
6.1
2
5.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grandiosity comes from grand meaning 'large' or 'important' and the ending -osity meaning 'state of', so it is the 'state of being grand'. That's why grandiosity is used for an attitude of thinking you are more important, powerful, or talented than others.