self-conceit

A man's self-conceit is evident in his arrogant posture.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Excessive pride in oneself: "self-conceit" refers to an exaggerated sense of one's own worth, abilities, or importance, often without genuine justification.

Usage Examples

• (Excessive pride in his own abilities.)
• (An inflated sense of self-importance.)

Advanced Usage

• "to suffer from self-conceit": to be habitually overconfident or arrogant.
  • He suffers from such self-conceit that he refuses to listen to anyone else. (He is constantly and unreasonably proud of himself.)

Variants and Related Words

• Self-conceited (adj): having excessive pride in oneself.

  • The self-conceited artist dismissed all feedback. (The artist was overly proud of his work.)

• Self-conceitedly (adv): in a manner showing excessive pride.

  • She spoke self-conceitedly about her achievements. (She bragged arrogantly.)

Synonyms

• Arrogance: an offensive display of superiority.
• Vanity: excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments.
• Egotism: an inflated sense of self-importance.

Related Idioms

• Full of oneself: excessively self-satisfied or self-important.

  • He is so full of himself that he never asks for help. (Similar in meaning to self-conceit.)

• Big head: an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.

  • After winning the award, she got a big head. (She developed self-conceit.)

Antonyms

• Humility: a modest or low view of one's own importance.
• Modesty: the quality of not being overly proud or boastful.