Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-proclaimed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: self--pro-claimed
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others.

Example Sentences

"He was self-proclaimed king of the mountain. Since it was a mountain of garbage, nobody else wanted the title anyway."
"The small town of Pitlochry is the self-proclaimed gateway to the Scottish Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park."
"“The end of the traffic light coalition is a liberation for our country. The end of the self-proclaimed ‘progressive coalition’ that took Germany to the brink of economic ruin was more than overdue,” Weidel wrote on X."

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- English proclaimed English self-proclaimed From self- + proclaimed.

Synonyms

self-styled self-appointed self-professed self-ordained soi-disant wannabe tryhard

Questions

What does self-proclaimed mean?: Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others.
Where does self-proclaimed come from?: 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- English proclaimed English self-proclaimed From self- + proclaimed.

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