self-proclaimed

ˌsɛlf prəˈkleɪmd

Definition

Definition of self-proclaimed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

self-declareddeclared to be something by oneself, not by others

He is a self-proclaimed expert in the field..

self-declared

self-styled

self-titlegiven oneself a title without others' approval

He is a self-proclaimed king of the neighborhood.

self-appointed

self-styled

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Origin of self-proclaimed

Latin, se (self) + proclamare (to proclaim)

Terms with self-proclaimed included in their meaning

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self-declared

adj.

self-proclaimed

claimed by oneself without external validation

self-described

adj.

self-proclaimed

claimed to be by oneself

DPR

acr.

acr: Donetsk People's Republic

self-proclaimed state in eastern Ukraine

LPR

acr.

acr: Lugansk People's Republic

self-proclaimed republic in eastern Ukraine

PMR

acr.

acr: Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic

self-proclaimed country in Eastern Europe

soi-disant

adj.

people

self-proclaimed without genuine recognition or authority

Examples of self-proclaimed in a sentence

The self-proclaimed guru attracted many followers.
The self-proclaimed expert gave a lengthy lecture.
She is a self-proclaimed artist with no formal training.

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French:autoproclamé, autodéclaré, ...
German:selbsternannt, ...
Italian:autoproclamato, ...
Spanish:autoproclamado, autodenominado, ...
Portuguese:autoproclamado, ...
Chinese:自称的, ...
Japanese:自称, 自称の, ...
Arabic:مُعلَن ذاتِيًّا, مزعوم, ...
Hebrew:הַמַּכְרִיז עַל עַצְמוֹ, מוּכְרָז עַצְמִית, ...
Russian:самопровозглашенный, самопровозглашённый, ...
Ukrainian:самопроголошений, самозваний, ...
Hindi:स्वयंभू, स्वयं-घोषित, ...
Bengali:স্বঘোষিত, স্বনিযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:autoproclamat, autoanomenat, ...
Czech:samozvaný, sebejmenovaný, ...
Danish:selvudnævnt, ...
Dutch:zelfverklaard, autoproclamé, ...
Greek:αυτοανακηρυγμένος, αυτοαποκαλούμενος, ...
Hungarian:önjelölt, magát annak nevező, ...
Khmer:តាំងខ្លួនឯង, ដែលតាំងខ្លួនឯងថាមានងារ ដោយគ្មានការទទួលស្គាល់ពីអ្នកដទៃ, ...
Korean:자칭, 자칭의, ...
Persian:خودخوانده, خودگمارده, ...
Polish:samozwańczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):autoproclamado, ...
Romanian:autoproclamat, auto-intitulat, ...
Swedish:självutnämnd, ...
Thai:ที่อ้างตัวว่า, ที่ตั้งตนเอง, ...
Turkish:kendi kendine ilan edilen, kendi kendine unvan veren, ...
Vietnamese:tự xưng, ...

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