self-aggrandizement

Noun

 * 1) Behavior which increases one's own wealth or power, or which is intended to create an appearance of importance.
 * 2) * 2001 Feb. 25,, "Here Comes the Neighborhood" (book review of Everyday People by Stewart O'Nan), New York Times (retrieved 5 July 2015) :
 * As readers, we sense when the game is being played for real and when something else is afoot: pride, showmanship, the pursuit of power, self-aggrandizement, revenge, making money.
 * 1) * 2001 Feb. 25,, "Here Comes the Neighborhood" (book review of Everyday People by Stewart O'Nan), New York Times (retrieved 5 July 2015) :
 * As readers, we sense when the game is being played for real and when something else is afoot: pride, showmanship, the pursuit of power, self-aggrandizement, revenge, making money.

Translations

 * French: autoglorification
 * Spanish: autoengrandecimiento,