egotism
11egotism — (= egoism), noun Darla s egotism will always thwart her chances for a lasting relationship Syn: self centeredness, egomania, egocentricity, self interest, selfishness, self seeking, self serving, self regard, self love, narcissism, self… …
12egotism — e•go•tism [[t]ˈi gəˌtɪz əm, ˈɛg ə [/t]] n. 1) excessive reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness 2) selfishness; self centeredness; egoism • Etymology: 1705–15; < L ego ego+ ism; t perh. after despotism, idiotism… …
13egotism — See egoism, egotism …
14EGOTISM — the teaching that in REALITY all actions are performed out of self interest. Ayn RAND and others have developed this viewpoint into a systematic theory that all actions ought to be performed out of self interest. Traditionally the great WORLD… …
15egotism — [[t]i͟ːgətɪzəm, e̱g [/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Egotism is the quality of being egotistic. Syn: selfishness …
16egotism — egoism / egotism [n] self centeredness arrogance, assurance, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, conceit, conceitedness, egocentricity, egomania, gasconade, haughtiness, insolence, megalomania, narcissism, ostentation, overconfidence, preoccupation …
17egotism — egotizmas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Perdėtas savęs vertinimas ir dėmesys sau, kitų dėmesio į save kreipimas, abejingumas kitų nuomonei. kilmė pranc. égotisme< lot. ego – aš atitikmenys: angl. egotism vok. Egotismus,… …
18Egotism; or, The Bosom-Serpent — is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The author originally intended for the story to appear in a collection entitled Allegories of the Heart . It was first published in the March, 1843 edition of The United States Magazine and Democratic… …
19egotism — noun Etymology: Latin ego + English tism (as in idiotism) Date: 1714 1. a. excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun b. the practice of talking about oneself too much 2. an exaggerated sense of self importance ; conceit compare… …
20egotism — noun a) A tendency to talk excessively about oneself. b) A belief that one is superior to or more important than others. Syn: pride, vanity, conceit See Also: egotist, egotistic …
