boasting

Thân thiện

He is always boasting about his accomplishments.

Definition

Noun: - Speaking of yourself in superlatives: The act of praising oneself excessively; talking with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities. It is often viewed as an unattractive or arrogant display of self-satisfaction.

Usage

"Boasting" is used to describe the act of making boastful statements. It is typically a negative or critical term, implying that the speaker is being immodest or trying too hard to impress others. - It is commonly preceded by verbs like stop, hate, detest, or is just. - It can be modified by adjectives like empty, constant, arrogant, or childish.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be given to boasting": To have a habitual tendency to boast.
  • He is a competent manager but is unfortunately given to boasting about minor successes.
• "without boasting": Used to introduce a statement that could be seen as boastful, in an attempt to sound modest.
  • And, without boasting, I think my solution is the most efficient one.

Variants and Related Words

• Boast (verb/noun): The verb form meaning to speak with excessive pride. As a noun, it can mean a boastful statement or, in a positive sense, a source of pride.
  • Verb: He boasts that he never loses. Noun: His greatest boast is his honesty.
• Boastful (adjective): Characterized by or given to boasting.
  • She found his boastful attitude very off-putting.
• Boaster (noun): A person who boasts frequently.
  • He has a reputation as a loud boaster.

Synonyms

• Bragging: Very similar in meaning, often used interchangeably.
• Vaunting: A more formal or literary term for boasting.
• Crowing: Expressing gleeful or triumphant pride, often loudly.
• Swaggering: Boasting or behaving in a confident, arrogant, or self-satisfied way.

Antonyms

• Modesty: The quality of being modest; not talking proudly about one's abilities or achievements.
• Humility: A modest view of one's own importance.
• Self-deprecation: The act of belittling or undervaluing oneself; being modest.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "All talk and no action": Used to describe someone who boasts but does not deliver results. This idiom is related to the concept of empty boasting.
  • Don't listen to his promises; he's all talk and no action.
• "Blow one's own trumpet/horn": To boast about one's own achievements or abilities.
  • I don't like to blow my own trumpet, but the project was a huge success.

Học thuật

Noun

1. speaking of yourself in superlatives

Từ đồng nghĩa

• boast
• self-praise
• jactitation