egotism

  • 31egotism — ego·tism …

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  • 32egotism — UK [ˈiːɡəʊˌtɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈɪɡoʊˌtɪzəm] noun [uncountable] showing disapproval a feeling that you are more important than other people and need not care about them …

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  • 33egotism — /ˈigətɪzəm/ (say eeguhtizuhm), /ˈɛgə / (say eguh ) noun 1. the habit of talking too much about oneself; self conceit; boastfulness. 2. selfishness. {ego + hiatus filling t + ism} …

  • 34egotism —   See proud …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 35egotism — n. 1 excessive use of I and me . 2 the practice of talking about oneself. 3 an exaggerated opinion of oneself. 4 selfishness. Derivatives: egotist n. egotistic adj. egotistical adj. egotistically adv. egotize v.intr. (also ise). Etymology: EGO +… …

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  • 36egotism, egoism — ▶ noun SELF CENTREDNESS, egomania, egocentricity, self interest, selfishness, self seeking, self serving, self regard, self obsession; self love, narcissism, self admiration, vanity, conceit, self importance; boastfulness …

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  • 37egoism, egotism — Both words and their adjectival forms, egoistic and egotistic, refer to preoccupation with one s own self, or ego. Egoism, less commonly used than egotism, emphasizes self importance in relation to other things: Joe has quite enough egoism to… …

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  • 38egoism, egotism —    The first pertains to the philosophical notion that a person can prove nothing beyond the existence of his own mind. It is the opposite of altruism and is better left to contexts involving metaphysics and ethics. If all you wish to suggest is… …

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  • 39egoism, egotism —    The first pertains to the philosophical notion that a person can prove nothing beyond the existence of his own mind. It is the opposite of altruism and is better left to contexts involving metaphysics and ethics. If all you wish to suggest is… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 40egoism —  , egotism  The first pertains to the philosophical notion that a person can prove nothing beyond the existence of his own mind. It is the opposite of altruism and is better left to contexts involving metaphysics and ethics. If all you wish to… …

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