Egotism

  • 21egotism — ego·tism ē gə .tiz əmalso eg ə n an exaggerated sense of self importance compare EGOISM (2) * * * ego·tism (eґgo tiz əm) 1. conceit, selfishness, self centeredness, with an inflated sense of one s importance. 2. egoism (def. 2) …

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  • 22egotism — Synonyms and related words: acquisitiveness, arrogance, autism, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, careerism, conceit, conceitedness, contempt, ego, ego trip, egocentricity, egocentrism, egoism, egoisticalness, egotisticalness, gasconade,… …

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  • 23egotism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vanity, self exaltation, [self ]conceit. See selfishness. Ant., humility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. egoism, conceit, vanity, pride, assurance, self love, narcissism, self confidence, self glorification …

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  • 24egotism — e|go|tis|m [ˈi:gətızəm, ˈeg ] n [U] the belief that you are much better or more important than other people …

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  • 25egotism — e|go|tism [ igou,tızəm ] noun uncount FORMAL a feeling that you are more important than other people and need not care about them …

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  • 26egotism — e·go·tism || egəʊtɪzÉ™m n. conceit, self centeredness, selfishness, exaggerated feelings of self importance, vanity …

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  • 27egotism — [ ɛgətɪz(ə)m, i: ] noun the quality of being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself. Derivatives egotist noun egotistic adjective egotistical adjective egotistically adverb …

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  • 28egotism — n. 1. Self importance, self conceit, self esteem, self assertion, self admiration, self praise, self commendation, bumptiousness (colloq.). 2. Selfishness, passionate or extravagant self love, egoism …

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  • 29egotism — noun (U) the belief that you are much better or more important than other people, or behaviour that shows this …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30egotism — n See egoism(def. 2). egotist.n See egoist(def. 2) …

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