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vainglorious

/ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːriəs/adjective

उच्चारण वेन्ग्लॉरिअस

मिथ्याभिमानी, घमंडी, शेखीबाज़

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adjective
  1. 1

    literary, disapproving

    too proud of your own abilities or achievements and showing this in a boastful way

    मिथ्याभिमानी, घमंडी, शेखीबाज़

    • a vainglorious king who built statues of himself everywhere
    • His vainglorious speeches annoyed even his supporters.

    Synonyms boastful conceited arrogant swaggering bombastic

    Opposite modest humble self-effacing

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Excessive pride in yourself and boasting about your achievements is vainglory.

स्वयं पर अत्यधिक घमंड और अपनी उपलब्धियों की शेखी बघारना vainglory कहलाता है।