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Definition[2]
 

Defensive conceit, a mode of māna. It is characterized thus: If others excel one greatly, in respect of clan and lineage, etc., and one claims that one is only a little inferior; the mental elevation so produced is named (Cf. Avatāna).

Source
Sarvastivada Abhidharma, Sanskrit-English Glossary, by Bhikkhu KL Dhammajoti
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