self-promotion en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion English self-promotion From self- + promotion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The purposeful act of presenting oneself to others in a favorable way, often viewed by others negatively as forceful, exaggerated, or self-indulgent.
The resources channelled to those institutions which showed themselves most adept at formfilling, self-promotion and presentation were inadequate to sustain the quality they claimed.
1997, Eric J Evans, Thatcher and Thatcherism:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| self-promotions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
self-promotional · self-promote
Translations (5)
hu önreklámozás (the act of promoting oneself) · sv självpromotion (the act of promoting oneself) · sv självbefordran (the act of promoting oneself) · pl autopromocja (the act of promoting oneself) · mk самопромоција (the act of promoting oneself)