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egotism

[ee-guh-tiz-uhm, eg-uh-]

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noun

excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness.

selfishness; self-centeredness; egoism.

Origin:
1705–15; < Latin ego ego + -ism; -t- perhaps after despotism, idiotism²

Related forms

an·ti·e·go·tism, noun

Can be confused: egoism, egotism (see synonym note at the current entry).

Synonyms
1. Egotism, egoism refer to preoccupation with one's ego or self. Egotism is the common word for obtrusive and excessive reference to and emphasis upon oneself and one's own importance: His egotism alienated all his friends. Egoism, a less common word, is used especially in philosophy, ethics, or metaphysics, where it emphasizes the importance of or preoccupation with self in relation to other things: sufficient egoism to understand one's central place in the universe. See also pride.

Antonyms
1. humility, modesty, altruism.

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Part of the rampant egotism of students today manifests itself in the reasons that students go to college.

We'll see how his fans respond to this latest aesthetic mix of bold-faced egotism and would-be genius.

The real problem is infighting, egotism and possibly corruption.

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Part of the rampant egotism of students today manifests itself in the reasons that students go to college.

We'll see how his fans respond to this latest aesthetic mix of bold-faced egotism and would-be genius.

The real problem is infighting, egotism and possibly corruption.

We've reached an age where egotism is considered too much work.

Their spin and perspective placed on my letter and me appears designed to serve their own egotism and ulterior motives.

As you can see, this kind of altruism is really a form of egotism that does not contradict the theory of evolution.

Strasberg misled actors through his egotism and his insistence that they mine their own experiences for use in their art.

Young children in divorced families suffer from this misplaced egotism all the time.

In one fell swoop, he has underscored every criticism leveled at him by the netroots of selfishness and egotism.

Their campaign forced me to acknowledge that more than a little egotism had crept into my decisions over the years.

Whoever dons it immediately becomes a computer-animated whirlwind of obnoxious egotism and untrammeled desire.

No normal person can withstand the onslaught of egotism and come out unscathed.

The model based around a charismatic leader often led to egotism and corruption and students fled disillusioned.

Galant is teaching her children an effective lesson in egotism and cruelty.

But she lacks the quirkiness and irresistible watch-me egotism that a big, heroine-worshiping musical needs at its center.

It is the same monotonous egotism that is spread over all these exhumed tablets.

We professors who face burnout do so not out of egotism but out of dissatisfaction with the course of the evolution of the.

It's a weird combination of egotism and self-criticism.

Beard observes how lightly our adult facade coats the willful, curious, often ruthless egotism of our infancy.

There is much to admire in this commitment, but there's also a blinding egotism.

It's an exemplary moment in a book defined and driven by egotism.

The suffocating egotism that can plague these one-person confessionals is refreshingly absent here.

Such figures, usually men, often go beyond egotism into evil.

The colossal egotism and hypocrisy of politicians who persecute others for the same sins they themselves are committing.

Kaat's insights, wisdom, and humble demeanor were a breath of fresh air on a network dominated by egotism and superficiality.

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World English Dictionary

egotism (ˈiːɡəˌtɪzəm, ˈɛɡə-)

—n
1.	an inflated sense of self-importance or superiority; self-centredness
2.	excessive reference to oneself

[C18: from Latin ego I + -ism]

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egotism [(ee-guh-tiz-uhm)]

An excessive regard for one's own talents or achievements; conceit, self-importance; acting with only one's own interests in mind.

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