self-applause

noun

The approval, commendation, or praise of oneself.

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Meanings

nounself-applause (usually uncountable, plural self-applauses)

plural self-applauses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe approval, commendation, or praise of oneself.

Origin

From self- + applause.

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self-applause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-applause

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“self-applause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-applause. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-applause,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-applause.

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