ostentation

Example:The newly rich flaunted their wealth with an ostentatious display of luxury cars and designer clothes.

Definition:A showy and pretentious display intended to attract attention and impress others.

Example:She was criticized for her ostentatious spending on expensive jewelry and high-end fashion items.

Definition:Excessive and showy expenditure of money, usually meant to impress others.

Example:The politician’s ostentatious behavior during the campaign made many voters suspicious of his motives.

Definition:Pretentious and self-aggrandizing behavior meant to draw attention and impress others.

Example:The house had an ostentatious nature, with numerous gilded ornaments and elaborate decorations.

Definition:A tendency or character of being pretentious and excessive in display.

Example:His ostentatious gesture of apologizing on live TV was meant to mend his reputation with the public.

Definition:A deliberate act intended to impress or attract attention in a showy manner.