self-flattery

noun

self-flat·tery ˌself-ˈfla-tə-rē

: the glossing over of one's own weaknesses or mistakes and the exaggeration of one's own good qualities and achievements

Examples of self-flattery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Certainty that none of our contemporary policy commitments are morally faulty or practically misguided has little foundation beyond self-flattery. —

Eric Levitz, Vox, 15 May 2024

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