Self-important
adjective
Having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance or abilities.
He discussed his ideas with a self-important air, as if no one else's thoughts mattered.
Often appears as...
- seemingly self-important
- truly self-important
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Disapproving
adjective
Having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance or abilities.
He discussed his ideas with a self-important air, as if no one else's thoughts mattered.
Often appears as...
- seemingly self-important
- truly self-important
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Implication
The term is often used to express disapproval or mock someone's exaggerated self-worth.
When the self-important intern ordered everyone around, the staff chuckled.
Pro Tip 2/3Social Interactions
Being called self-important suggests that the person is not considerate of others' opinions or feelings.
His self-important attitude made it difficult to work on the group project.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Compliment
It's rarely, if ever, appropriate to describe someone as self-important in a positive light.
She was self-important and unaware that her peers didn't admire her confidence.
Compare with
arrogantconceitegocentricpompouspretentious
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Entrepreneurs come from...
feeling very self-important came out and saw the gimmick they had ordered which was I ordered fifty chef hats for every one of their employees and I put that in quotes and they branded on the front cousins cousins cousins and read the fancy guy got out there and he said you know they got to get rid of those hats
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Alexandra Fuller: Born...
you don't get emotionally involved in the in the recreation of course you do I mean that but been gratuitous about it versus having ones humanity very different thinking that it belongs to you taking some kind of self-important
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4 larger-than-life...
a hyperbolically self-important princess who deep down was scrappy and daring. Now, in her 41 years on TV, perhaps Erica's most famous scene is her alone in the woods suddenly face to face with a grizzly bear.
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Why is Aristophanes...
His targets were arrogant politicians, war-mongering generals, and self-important intellectuals, exactly the people who sat in the front row of the theatre, where everyone could see their reactions.
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Entrepreneurs come from...
feeling very self-important came out and saw the gimmick they had ordered which was I ordered fifty chef hats for every one of their employees and I put that in quotes and they branded on the front cousins cousins cousins and read the fancy guy got out there and he said you know they got to get rid of those hats
Video examples
Alexandra Fuller: Born...
you don't get emotionally involved in the in the recreation of course you do I mean that but been gratuitous about it versus having ones humanity very different thinking that it belongs to you taking some kind of self-important
Video examples
4 larger-than-life...
a hyperbolically self-important princess who deep down was scrappy and daring. Now, in her 41 years on TV, perhaps Erica's most famous scene is her alone in the woods suddenly face to face with a grizzly bear.
Video examples
Why is Aristophanes...
His targets were arrogant politicians, war-mongering generals, and self-important intellectuals, exactly the people who sat in the front row of the theatre, where everyone could see their reactions.
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Quote examples
Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Personally, I have as little to do with politicians as possible. The ones that I've met I've found very boring. They're extremely egotistical, incredibly self-important. If I can help it, I try to stay as far away from them as possible.
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Patrick Dempsey
American Actor
And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy.
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Michelle Beadle
American Journalist
I thought I was going to go into politics, but that became disheartening. You see that a lot of stuff doesn't get done, people walk around all self-important, and it's just depressing.
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K. D. Lang
Canadian Musician
I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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Katy Perry
American Musician
I believe in a lot of astrology. I believe in aliens... I look up into the stars and I imagine: 'How self-important are we to think that we are the only life-form?
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Ronny Chieng
Malaysian Comedian
University characters are prime for parody, you know - the self-entitled rich kids to the self-important protestors to the international students.
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Judith Leiber
Hungarian Designer
I am not pushy. You want it, you buy it. Most people hit the customer over the head. But if you're too self-important, it's kind of repellent.
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John Oates
American Musician
Having a mustache and never smiling became a permanent component of my persona through the quaintly self-important decade of the seventies.
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Fernando Torres
Spanish Athlete
When I retire, the only thing that concerns me is that no one can say that I was a bad team-mate or disrespectful or self-important.
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John Cusack
American Actor
I never wanted to come off as self-important.
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Peter Capaldi
Scottish Actor
Personally, I have as little to do with politicians as possible. The ones that I've met I've found very boring. They're extremely egotistical, incredibly self-important. If I can help it, I try to stay as far away from them as possible.
Quote examples
Patrick Dempsey
American Actor
And, sure, if you have a political point of view, you have every right to share it. But you have to be careful not to get too self-important. You have to find the balance between being entertaining and being preachy.
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Michelle Beadle
American Journalist
I thought I was going to go into politics, but that became disheartening. You see that a lot of stuff doesn't get done, people walk around all self-important, and it's just depressing.
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K. D. Lang
Canadian Musician
I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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Katy Perry
American Musician
I believe in a lot of astrology. I believe in aliens... I look up into the stars and I imagine: 'How self-important are we to think that we are the only life-form?
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Ronny Chieng
Malaysian Comedian
University characters are prime for parody, you know - the self-entitled rich kids to the self-important protestors to the international students.
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Judith Leiber
Hungarian Designer
I am not pushy. You want it, you buy it. Most people hit the customer over the head. But if you're too self-important, it's kind of repellent.
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John Oates
American Musician
Having a mustache and never smiling became a permanent component of my persona through the quaintly self-important decade of the seventies.
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Fernando Torres
Spanish Athlete
When I retire, the only thing that concerns me is that no one can say that I was a bad team-mate or disrespectful or self-important.
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John Cusack
American Actor
I never wanted to come off as self-important.
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