Egotism

  • 121Us — We We (w[=e]), pron.; pl. of I. [Poss. {Our} (our) or {Ours} (ourz); obj. {Us} ([u^]s). See {I}.] [As. w[=e]; akin to OS. w[=i], OFries. & LG. wi, D. wij, G. wir, Icel. v[=e]r, Sw. & Dan. vi, Goth. weis, Skr. vayam. [root]190.] The plural… …

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  • 122We — (w[=e]), pron.; pl. of I. [Poss. {Our} (our) or {Ours} (ourz); obj. {Us} ([u^]s). See {I}.] [As. w[=e]; akin to OS. w[=i], OFries. & LG. wi, D. wij, G. wir, Icel. v[=e]r, Sw. & Dan. vi, Goth. weis, Skr. vayam. [root]190.] The plural nominative… …

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  • 123Wegotism — We go*tism, n. [From we, in imitation of egotism.] Excessive use of the pronoun we; called also {weism}. [Colloq. or Cant] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 124weism — Wegotism We go*tism, n. [From we, in imitation of egotism.] Excessive use of the pronoun we; called also {weism}. [Colloq. or Cant] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 125ego — noun (plural egos) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, I more at i Date: 1789 1. the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world 2. a. egotism 2 b. self esteem 1 3. the one of the three divisions of the psyche in psychoanalytic… …

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  • 126egoism — noun Date: 1800 1. a. a doctrine that individual self interest is the actual motive of all conscious action b. a doctrine that individual self interest is the valid end of all actions 2. excessive concern for oneself with or without exaggerated… …

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  • 127infirmity — noun (plural ties) Date: 14th century 1. a. the quality or state of being infirm b. the condition of being feeble ; frailty 2. disease, malady 3. a personal failing ; foible < one of the …

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  • 128egotist — noun see egotism …

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