self-dramatizing

self-dramatizing
self-dramatization, n.
/self'dram"euh tuy'zing, -drah"meuh-, self"-/, adj.
exaggerating one's own qualities, role, situation, etc., for dramatic effect or as an attention-getting device; presenting oneself dramatically.
[1935-40]

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