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egomaniac

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e⋅go⋅ma⋅ni⋅a

  [ee-goh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh, eg-oh-]
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–noun
psychologically abnormal egotism.
Origin:
1815–25; ego + -mania; modeled on monomania

Related forms:
e⋅go⋅ma⋅ni⋅ac, noun
e⋅go⋅ma⋅ni⋅a⋅cal  [ee-goh-muh-nahy-i-kuhl, eg-oh-] , adjective
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e·go·ma·ni·a   (ē'gō-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə, ěg'ō-)   
n.  Obsessive preoccupation with the self.
e'go·ma'ni·ac' (-nē-āk') n., e'go·ma·ni'a·cal (-mə-nī'ə-kəl) adj., e'go·ma·ni'a·cal·ly adv.
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Cultural Dictionary

egomania [(ee-goh-may-nee-uh)]

An extreme egotism.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ego·ma·nia
Pronunciation: "E-gO-'mA-nE-&, -ny&
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being extremely egocentric

Main Entry: ego·ma·ni·ac
Pronunciation: -nE-"ak
Function: noun
: one characterized by egomania —ego·ma·ni·a·cal /-m&-'nI-&-k&l/ adjective —ego·ma·ni·a·cal·ly /-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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Medical Dictionary

egomania e·go·ma·ni·a (ē'gō-mā'nē-ə, -mān'yə, ěg'ō-)
n.
Extreme appreciation or preoccupation with the self.

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