SELF-PROCLAIMED


Meaning of SELF-PROCLAIMED in English

1.

Self-proclaimed is used to show that someone has given themselves a particular title or status rather than being given it by other people.

...a self-proclaimed expert...

He is President of his own self-proclaimed republic.

= self-confessed

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

Self-proclaimed is used to show that someone says themselves that they are a type of person which most people would be embarrassed or ashamed to be.

One of the prisoners is a self-proclaimed racist who opened fire on a crowd four years ago.

= self-declared

ADJ : ADJ n

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