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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 importanceplay

  Familiarity information: SWELLED HEAD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWELLED HEAD (noun)


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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