self-proclaimed

English

Etymology

self- +‎ proclaimed

Adjective

self-proclaimed (not comparable)

1. Indicating that a claim or statement of status was made by the person who benefits from the announcement.

   He was self-proclaimed king of the mountain, since it was a mountain of garbage no one else wanted the title and we let him keep saying it.

Translations

indicating a claim made by the person who benefits

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自稱的 (cmn), 自称的 (cmn) (zìchēng de)

• Finnish: itsensä joksikin julistanut (fi)
• French: autoproclamé (fr)
• German: selbsternannt (de)

• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 自称の (ja) (じしょうの, jishō no)
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: самопровозглашённый (ru) (samoprovozglašónnyj), самозваный (ru) (samozványj)
• Spanish: autoproclamado (es)