词汇 | self-inflation |
释义 | self-inflation noun[ U ] disapproving(alsoselfinflation)uk /ˌself.ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌself.ɪnˈfleɪ.ʃən/ the act or habit of making yourself seem better or more important than you are: Do you gain anything from comparing yourself with others, apart from stress or the occasional self-inflation of your ego? The study looked at whether individuals see themselves in an unduly positive light and, if they do, whether such self-inflation has benefits as well as costs. The sport can't live in a permanent state of self-inflation and then roll out excuses for endless failures on the international stage. The self-inflation we seem to derive in our part of the country from enduring bad weather is funny if you think about it. Exaggerating & playing down bloviate blow something out of proportionidiom cartoonish cartoonishly catastrophize fulsome go overboardidiom inflated make a mountain out of a molehillidiom make little of somethingidiom make much of somethingidiom make something of something/someone meal mildly minimization OTT protest too muchidiom romanticize underplay underrate |
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