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SWELLED HEAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swelled head mean?
• SWELLED HEAD (noun)
The noun SWELLED HEAD has 1 sense:
1. an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
Familiarity information: SWELLED HEAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An exaggerated opinion of your own importance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
egotism; self-importance; swelled head
Hypernyms ("swelled head" is a kind of...):
conceit; conceitedness; vanity (the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swelled head"):
superiority complex (an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance)
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