false pride



false pride

An exaggeratedly high or pretentious opinion of oneself, one's abilities, or one's circumstance that is not based on real achievement or success. He goes on and on about his literary abilities, but it's just false pride if you ask me—he's never even been published!
See also: false, pride

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ywain-Arthurian Romance
Bass['bæs]
Fiorellafyo-REL-lahItalian
Lawson['lɔ:sn]
DenDENEnglish
Nata-Russian