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aufgeblasen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conceited adj Having an excessively high opinion of oneself; vain and self-important.
  • inflated adj Filled with air or gas so as to be expanded.
  • turgid adj Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
  • vainglorious adj Possessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.

Senses

aufgeblasen is used for these senses in English:

  • bumptious (UK) Obtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
  • conceited Having an excessively favourable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.; egotistical and vain.
  • inflated Filled with air or fluid
  • inflated (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
  • turgid Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.
  • turgid (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
  • vainglorious Possessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.

inflated — full definition

  1. adj Filled with air or gas so as to be expanded.
  2. adj Higher than is reasonable or accurate, especially of a price, figure, or opinion of oneself.

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