swollen-headed
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Definition
Adjective: * Having an excessively high opinion of oneself; arrogant and conceited. It describes a person who is overly proud of their own abilities, achievements, or importance.
Usage
The term "swollen-headed" is a compound adjective used to describe a person's character or attitude. It is typically used in a critical or disapproving way. * It is often used predictively (after a linking verb like be, become, act). * It can also be used attributively (before a noun).
Examples
- After winning the award, he became insufferably swollen-headed and ignored his old friends.
- The manager's swollen-headed attitude made the workplace unpleasant for everyone.
- Don't get swollen-headed just because you got a promotion.
Advanced Usage
- The term is hyphenated when used as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., a celebrity). It may sometimes be written without a hyphen when used predictively.
- It is a more vivid and informal synonym for words like or , with the imagery of one's head literally swelling with pride.
Variants and Related Words
- Swollen head (noun phrase): The state of being conceited.
- His recent success gave him a swollen head.
- Swell-headed (adjective): An alternative, less common spelling with the same meaning.
Synonyms
- Conceited
- Arrogant
- Egotistical
- Vain
- Haughty
- Pompous
Antonyms
- Humble
- Modest
- Unassuming
Idioms and Related Phrases
- To have a big head: An informal idiom with a very similar meaning to being swollen-headed.
- Ever since she got famous, she's had a really big head.
- To be full of oneself: Another idiom describing excessive self-importance.
- He's so full of himself since he got the new job.
Adjective
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- a conceited fool
- an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
- an egotistical disregard of others
- so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
- growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
- vain about her clothes