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bombast
ˈbɒmbæst
noun
bombast
Also
napuszność(f)górnolotność(f)
Definition
High-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people; pompous speech or writing.
Examples
His speech was full of bombast and lacked any real substance.
Jego przemówienie było pełne bombastu i brakowało mu jakiejkolwiek prawdziwej treści.
The politician's bombast failed to impress the skeptical voters.
Napuszność polityka nie zaimponowała sceptycznym wyborcom.
Synonyms
Collocations
empty bombastpolitical bombastrhetorical bombast
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