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egotism

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e⋅go⋅tism

  [ee-guh-tiz-uhm, eg-uh-]
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–noun
1. excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness.
2. selfishness; self-centeredness; egoism.
Origin:
1705–15; < L ego ego + -ism; -t- perh. after despotism, idiotism 2

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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e·go·tism   (ē'gə-tĭz'əm, ěg'ə-)   
n.  

  1. The tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively and boastfully.

  2. An inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit. See Synonyms at conceit.


[ego + -tism (as in nepotism).]
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Cultural Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ego·tism
Pronunciation: 'E-g&-"tiz-&m also 'eg-&-
Function: noun
: an exaggerated sense of self-importance—compare EGOISM 2
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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