Consider a word that many may cause difficulty because it has rarely been used. Usually resort to more understandable synonyms. But we will not simplify. Our object of study is bravado. Consider the meaning of a noun, its synonyms and think about what lies behind boasting and what makes a person praise himself tirelessly.
Value
When you do not know the meaning of the word, do not despair. You just need to remember the existence of an explanatory dictionary that will always come to the rescue, though not by itself, but if you take it from a shelf, it will not hide any information from the reader. So what does it say? The answer is: "The behavior of the one who flaunts, ostentatious."
We don’t know how the reader relates to such a definition of the object of study, but we find it slightly tautological, so we still need to uncover the language secret of the verb “flaunt”. An explanatory dictionary cannot refuse a service if asked politely. Therefore, we read the explanations: “Neglecting something for the sake of ostentatious courage; boastfully draw something. "
There is no shortage of illustrations of the meaning of “bravado”; life always gives rise to such characters. But we will leave them aside. Let the reader himself think about who of his friends has this sin. If we turn to cinema and literature, two examples come to mind - Simba from the cartoon “The Lion King” and, of course, the anti-hero of the verse “Cockroach” by K. I. Chukovsky. Of the classic characters of the same type, I recall Khlestakov, who is lying and doesn’t know the rest.
So bravado is not only ostentatious, but any way to exalt oneself in the eyes of others. Moreover, this does not have to be false. For example, ordinary men or movie stars sometimes talk about their victories on the love front, naming the exact number of “victims”. After all, this is bravado as it is.
Synonyms
In this case, semantic analogues are not an appendage, but a necessary structural element, without which we can not do. Therefore, we will not torment the readers. We lovingly selected for you the best replacements for the object of study:
- prowess;
- boasting;
- bragging;
- panache;
- self-praise.
The latter synonym most accurately and fully reflects the essence of the phenomenon. Bravado is self-praise.
What is boasting about?
It is amazing how psychoanalysis has changed the very essence of people's thinking. But we do not even track this transformation. For example, now almost any reader can say that if a man or a woman is exposed, it means that they are tormented by some complexes and unresolved problems. Of course, there are those who take boasting at face value, but much depends on the dosage. If a person speaks only about his achievements, his successes, then he is bored to listen to him, and it does not matter how real or imagined his peaks that he conquered. A conversation is always a dialogue, that is, as one wants to express and be heard, so on to the other. As you might guess, it’s hard to talk with daffodils. What follows from this? Bravado is terrible in itself.