Egotism
61Egotismus — Ego|tịs|mus 〈m.; ; unz.〉 Eigenliebe, Neigung, sich selbst in den Vordergrund zu stellen [<frz. égotisme „Ichbezogenheit“; zu lat. ego „ich“] * * * Ego|tịs|mus, der; [frz. égotisme < engl. egotism] (bildungsspr.): [übertriebene] Neigung,… …
62ego — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. self, personality, I. See insubstantiality, identity. ego trip II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The self] Syn. personality, individuality, self, the I ; see character 1 , 2 . 2. [Egotism] Syn. narcissism,… …
63egoism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. individualism, selfishness, self seeking, conceit. See vanity. Ant., humility. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. selfishness, egocentricity, vanity, pride; see egotism . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1.… …
64pride — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sense of self worth Nouns 1. pride, hauteur; dignity, self respect, self esteem, self sufficiency, reserve. 2. (sympton of pride) arrogance, insolence; ostentation; vanity, vainglory, crest, airs, high… …
65vanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive pride Nouns 1. vanity, conceit, conceitedness; immodesty, self esteem, self love, self praise; complacency, smugness, amour propre, hubris; ego trip. See boasting, selfishness. 2. [false] pride …
66ego — 01. The boss has a huge [ego], so he would never admit that someone else s idea was better than his own. 02. I sometimes think that people who appear to have a big [ego] actually suffer from a lack of self esteem. 03. Her [ego] has prevented her… …
67pride — [[t]praɪd[/t]] n. v. prid•ed, prid•ing 1) the state or quality of being proud; self respect 2) a feeling of gratification arising from association with something good or laudable: civic pride[/ex] 3) a high or inordinate opinion of one s own… …
68swelled head — noun an exaggerated opinion of your own importance • Syn: ↑egotism, ↑self importance • Derivationally related forms: ↑self important (for: ↑self importance), ↑egotistic ( …
69e|go|ism — «EE goh ihz uhm, EHG oh », noun. 1. seeking the welfare of oneself only; selfishness. 2. talking too much about oneself; conceit; egotism. 3. the ethical doctrine that morality lies in the pursuit of individual self interest, and that self… …
70e|go|tism — «EE guh tihz uhm, EHG uh », noun. 1. a thinking, talking, or writing too much of oneself; excessive use of I, my, and me; conceit. 2. selfishness. ╂[< Latin ego I + inserted t + English ism] Usage Egotism …
