egotism
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin ego (“I”) + -t- (perhaps modelled on or like it despotism, idiotism) + -ism.
Noun
[edit]egotism (usually uncountable, plural egotisms)
- A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
- A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
- (countable) The result or product of being egoistic.
- (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]preoccupation with oneself
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belief that one is superior
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “egotism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “egotism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French égotisme.
Noun
[edit]egotism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit] declension of egotism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) egotism | egotismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) egotism | egotismului |
vocative | egotismule |
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