self-consequence

noun

self-con·​se·​quence ˌself-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkwen(t)s 

-si-kwən(t)s

: self-importance

Synonyms

• arrogance
• assumption
• bumptiousness
• consequence
• haughtiness
• hauteur
• high horse
• huffiness
• imperiousness
• loftiness
• lordliness
• masterfulness
• peremptoriness
• pomposity
• pompousness
• presumptuousness
• pretense
• pretence
• pretension
• pretentiousness
• self-importance
• superciliousness
• superiority
• toploftiness

Examples of self-consequence in a Sentence

had the self-consequence of someone who was born wealthy and never had to work a day in his life

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined above