inflated sense of
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinflatedandsense
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inflated
adjective
uk/ɪnˈfleɪ.tɪd/us/ɪnˈfleɪ.t̬ɪd/
Inflated prices, costs, numbers, etc. are higher than they should be, or higher than people think ...
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sense
noun
uk/sens/us/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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Each of these architects had aninflatedsenseof the role of design in society.
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Many have admonished that the path toward ' enlightenment ' is riddled with traps and pitfalls, mainly from aninflatedsenseof self, ignorance or illusion.
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Why does it have such aninflatedsenseof its own importance?
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All governments have a ratherinflatedsenseof the value of their legislation.
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With a negative connotation, "pride" refers to aninflatedsenseof one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris.
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Hisinflatedsenseof pride was shared by his fellow colonists, as demonstrated in their childish, continual, and often impertinent demands of the viceroy.
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He has lived a privileged life, and always suffered from aninflatedsenseof worth.
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His royalty seems to have bestowed upon him aninflatedsenseof superiority, holding himself above nearly everyone he encounters.
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As order's sworn servants, bronze dragons can seem arrogant and haughty, with aninflatedsenseof self, a tendency that can put them at odds with those they meet.
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