BRAVADO

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: bravadoes   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A swaggering show of courage

Synonyms:

bluster; bravado

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bravado" is a kind of...):

fanfare; flash; ostentation (a gaudy outward display)

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