Sentences with phrase «inflated sense»

The agent had a strong sense of his perceived inflated sense of self - esteem.

The owner / manager has a very inflated sense of what his cars are worth.

- Publishers Weekly «How to be Safe is a blistering indictment of America's insanity: our devotion to guns, our addiction to masculinity, our obsession with muscling our way toward an exceptionalism built upon our own inflated sense of self.

In fact, they behave more like Labour members — but with an even more inflated sense that they occupy the moral high ground».

He manages to combine a ludicrously inflated sense of his own political importance — «I can walk out of the government and bring the government down» — with a lack of core political skills.

• The video shows an over inflated sense of Mandelson's own worth as he says that neither Tony Blair nor Gordon Brown would have made it to No 10 without him.

Ironically, if you started your dating quest in November, then you may have a wildly inflated sense of your own skills and presentation.

The real wonder of it all is that there's room enough in the universe for both of their dangerously inflated senses of self - satisfaction, simultaneously reaching their respective pinnacles in a pair of atrocious films that at least have the virtue of being really funny, albeit for all the wrong reasons.

For nearly a year now Brexit supporters have had a completely isolated domestic debate about what they want, with a grossly inflated sense of entitlement and their ability to satisfy it.

Or maybe something worse: a reprise of the actor's own inflated sense of himself as faux - mo provocateur — a cynicism and smugness left over from Interior.

ECOT's inflated sense of importance and entitlement should be no surprise to anyone, given Ohio's reputation as the «Wild, Wild West» of charter authorizers.

Narcissists have an inflated sense of their own importance and crave constant attention and praise, Orloff explains.

People develop an inflated sense of what an idea is really worth.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder is defined by Mayo Clinic as a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others.

For a number of reasons, entrepreneurs often have an inflated sense of their product's worth in the marketplace.

One of the things that entrepreneurs tend to have in common is an inflated sense of what their companies are worth.

It's information that both companies looking to hire leaders, and those baffled by why so many at the top seem to display such an inflated sense of self worth, should read.

Perhaps it was an inflated sense of public trust, an attitude of invincibility, or an unwillingness to own up to responsibility that led Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and other Facebook executives to take a painfully long time to formulate a response to the news that data firm Cambridge Analytica gained access to millions of its users» data three years ago.

The symptoms of narcissism are vanity; materialism; an inflated sense of one's own specialness or importance; antisocial behavior; little interest in emotionally close or unselfish relationships, along with a lack of empathy; exaggerated overconfidence; and a strong sense of entitlement.

After a brief crusade against those who «want to take Christ out of Christmas,» we can then return to the regularly scheduled yuletide fray with an inflated sense of moral fortitude, confident that we have defended the faith.

When we set boundaries, it doesn't come from an inflated sense of self, but rather a rightful recognition of our flawed hearts.

But for now — during the holiday season where Folgers commercials and society as a whole give us an inflated sense of what should / could be — maybe a good option is to shoulder down and make it as painless as possible.

All these overseas followers with their inflated sense of entitlement have absolutely no legitimacy.

Mr. Sleaves is a wonderfully constructed parody of all those F1 journos who have an inflated sense of self - importance because, in his own words, «I'm here and you're not.»

The man charged with promoting Republican candidates for governor had apparently developed an inflated sense of his own job security.

Other Nassau and Suffolk Republican insiders can't find it in themselves to muster even that polite sort of response, and claim Flanagan — and his Tea Party group — have an inflated sense of their own importance.

Bolstered by an inflated sense of impulse control, we overexpose ourselves to temptation and fall prey to impulsiveness.

Those with obsessive - compulsive disorder tend to overestimate threats, have an inflated sense of responsibility, be perfectionists and fear intrusive thoughts because they feel out of control.

These results provided initial evidence that repeated viewing may lead people to an inflated sense of competence.

Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Röpke and Dr. Aline Vater (Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy on Campus Benjamin Franklin) were able to show that a person's inflated sense of self - importance develops in response to societal influences.

«Those who do not take a genetic test can enjoy their life until their illness can't be ignored, an inflated sense of our own abilities can help us to pursue big and worthwhile goals, and not looking at our financial investments when markets are down may keep us from selling in a panic.»

But if you do notice that you've developed an inflated sense of self — and it's causing you to be irritated or not get along with others — you can definitely try to do something about it.

It may even help keep us from getting an inflated sense of confidence or reading too much into small victories.

It's fine to have high self - esteem, but during a manic phase people with bipolar disorder sometimes experience grandiose thoughts and an inflated sense of self - importance.

And while helping your child develop self - confidence is important, this can lead to an inflated sense of self - worth.

Narcissists prey on over-givers with an inflated sense of responsibility.

Durga came into being to defeat the demon Mahishasura, a clear stand - in for ego and an inflated sense of self.

The old adage that doling out compliments only gives people an inflated sense of self - worth is ridiculous.

Someone with an inflated sense of self worth.

Online dating also has the effect of causing both parties to have an inflated sense of what the other will be like.

If it weren't for him, with his bouncy hair and his inflated sense of entitlement, there would be very little to make this flick bearable, forget watchable.

December 21, 2012 • A massive analysis of some 350,000 students in 53 countries has uncovered a paradox: Students in many countries that are mediocre at science have an inflated sense of good they are.

Could you live like that and not wind up with an inflated sense of your place in the world?

I won't allow all the people sucking up and asking for my time to give me an inflated sense of self.

These states had the biggest disparities between how their students performed on state tests and how students fared on NAEP, and thus were the guiltiest of giving parents an inflated sense of how well students performed in reading and math.