bravado[noun]Synonyms: swagger, bluster, boastfulness, boasting, bombast, swashbuckling, vaunting
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
bra‧va‧do /brəˈvɑːdəʊ $ -doʊ/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: bravade and Old Spanish bravata, from Old Italian bravata, from brava; ⇒ brave1]
behaviour that is deliberately intended to make other people believe you are brave and confident:
youthful bravado [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲