egotism
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin ego (“I”) + -t- + -ism
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egotism (usually uncountable; plural egotisms)
- A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
- A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
- Egoism.
- (countable) The result or product of being egoistic.
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preoccupation with oneself
belief that one is superior
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[edit] External links
- egotism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- egotism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
