self-conceit (Meaning)

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self-conceit (n.)

Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments.

His arrogance and self-conceit alienated him from potential allies.
She had an inflated sense of self-conceit, believing she was the most capable person in the room.
The team's victory only fueled their already high level of self-conceit.
The boss's self-conceit prevented him from acknowledging his own shortcomings.
The student's self-conceit led him to dismiss the help of a tutor.
The politician's self-conceit made him blind to the flaws in his policies.
The celebrity's self-conceit made him believe he was above the law.
The artist's self-conceit manifested itself in his overly confident brushstrokes.
The billionaire's self-conceit blinded him to the suffering of those less fortunate.
The dictator's self-conceit ultimately led to his downfall.

Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments.

pridefulness, ego,vanity, pride, arrogance, pomposity, conceitedness, superiority, self-admiration, self-esteem

humbleness,humility, diffidence, humbleness, diffidence, modesty, humility, modesty, shyness,altruism

His arrogance and self-conceit alienated him from potential allies.

She had an inflated sense of self-conceit, believing she was the most capable person in the room.

The team's victory only fueled their already high level of self-conceit.

The boss's self-conceit prevented him from acknowledging his own shortcomings.