self-important

🇺🇸 /ˌself ɪmˈpɔːrtnt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌself ɪmˈpɔːtnt/
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having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance

The self-important manager insisted on being the center of attention at the meeting.

translation

adj. having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance