ostentationphoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic noun [U] DISAPPROVING
1. a show of wealth, possessions or power in order to cause admiration in other people
   Her wealth, lifestyle and personal ostentation were a source of criticism
   throughout her career.
   He was widely respected in the business world for both his business skills and lack
    of ostentation.

ostentatiousphoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic adjective DISAPPROVING
   They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.

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