self-importance.

An exaggerated belief in your own value, authority, or importance.

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Words that belong together

• pompous self-importance
• air of self-importance

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His self-importance grew with every key added to the office ring.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.