egotism

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7

Definition of egotism

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
  2. (uncountable, usually)A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
  3. (countable, usually)The result or product of being egoistic.
  4. (nonstandard, uncountable, usually)Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).

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Etymology

From Latin ego (“I”) + -t- (perhaps modelled on dogmatism, despotism, idiotism) + -ism.

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