Noun
An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAn even more public example of this arrogance and self-importance was Jordan's infamous Hall of Fame acceptance speech, which columnist, Rick Reilly, called "by turns, rude, vindictive and flammable. Source: Internet
As we have seen with Killer Mike’s public fellating of the National Rifle Association, artistic excellence and the crowdsourced hypnosis of self-importance are not mutually exclusive. Source: Internet
He noted that, the late Minister did not create an atmosphere of self-importance around him and was always smiling, not insulting or being saucy even when he was heckled on the floor of Parliament. Source: Internet
Leave it to Steve Martin to create virus-era comedy that is still light and goofy, while also continuing his career-long commitment to puncturing the self-importance of Hollywood. Source: Internet
To again quote the great Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Joseph Stiglitz; Femi fits into the category of third rate students from first rate universities with an inflated sense of self-importance. Source: Internet
“It may well be he was actually drunk on his self-importance having had successes in Kosovo and Sierra Leone,” Colonel Tim Collins, a senior figure in the army in 2003, commented when the Chilcot Inquiry published its findings. Source: Internet