OSTENTATION


Meaning of OSTENTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒstenteɪʃ(ə)n ]

If you describe someone’s behaviour as ostentation , you are criticizing them for doing or buying things in order to impress people. ( FORMAL )

On the whole she had lived modestly, with a notable lack of ostentation.

N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]

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