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self-important

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self-im⋅por⋅tant

  [self-im-pawr-tnt, self-]
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–adjective
having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
Origin:
1765–75

Related forms:
self-im⋅por⋅tance, noun
self-im⋅por⋅tant⋅ly, adverb
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self-im·por·tance   (sělf'ĭm-pôr'tns)
n.  Excessively high regard for one's own importance or station; conceit.
self'-im·por'tant adj., self'-im·por'tant·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

self-important 
"having or showing an exaggerated estimation of one's own importance," 1775, from self + important (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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