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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
Zella-German
ÉMeline-French
Elisie-Macedonian
FfionFEE-awn, FI-awnWelsh
Sroel-Yiddish
NeasaNYAS-a, NAS-aIrish, Irish Mythology
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