bravado

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/bɹɑˈvɑdoʊ/

noun 3verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

sheer | mere | false, forced

PREP

out of ~

She spoke loudly and confidently, but her friends knew it was just out of bravado.

with ~

He walked into the exam room with bravado, though his hands were actually shaking.

PHRASES

a display/show of bravado

Definitions

noun

A swaggering show of defiance or courage.

The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.

For a bravado he had the organ taken down and conveyed to his father's house, where he had it put up in the chamber where it now stands. It was also for a bravado that he played on it every day. But, by−and−by, the amount of time which he spent at it daily began to increase rapidly.

A superficial show of courage.

A swaggerer; a braggart.

verb

To swagger; to brag.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a swaggering show of courage

bluster

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The angry customer stood in the middle of the showroom and voiced his complaints with loud bravado.

Wiktionary

For a bravado he had the organ taken down and conveyed to his father's house, where he had it put up in the chamber where it now stands. It was also for a bravado that he played on it every day. But,

Wiktionary

Rokoff assumed a truculent air, attempting by bravado to show how little he feared Tarzan’s threats.

Wiktionary

True bravery is quite another thing from bravado.

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Ziri was full of bravado.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, bravado is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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