engrandizement
noun
en·gran·dize·ment
| \ ə̇nˈgra(a)ndə̇zmənt, en-, -ˌdīz-; ˈenˌgra(a)nˌdīz-, ˌenˌgra(a)nˈdīz-\
plural -s
Definition of engrandizement
: an act of engrandizing or the state of being engrandized