bravado
Americannoun
plural
bravadoes, bravadosnoun
Related Words
See courage.
Other Word Forms
- overbravado noun
Etymology
Origin of bravado
First recorded in 1575–85; from Spanish bravada (now bravata, from Italian ), equivalent to brav(o) “brave” + -ada noun suffix; brave, -ade 1
Example Sentences
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All of my bravado from hijacking Elliot’s simulation test was draining away, and I was left with a familiar feeling of uncertainty.
From Literature
On the battlefield, the situation is far more complex — and dangerous — than the administration’s bravado suggests.
From Salon
MIAMI—In recent weeks, family members of a group of Cuban dissidents who overheard their making plans to “liberate Cuba” dismissed the talk as the kind of bravado that is common among Cuban-American exiles.
“I completely lost my equilibrium,” he says with none of the bravado that was previously a trademark.
From Los Angeles Times
When the trooper, too, began to get teary, Truman fell back on his strongman act of bravado.
From Literature
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