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Egotism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A tendency to talk excessively about oneself. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    an exaggerated opinion of your own importance wordnet
  3. 3
    A belief that one is superior to or more important than others. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others wordnet
  5. 5
    The result or product of being egoistic. countable, usually
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  1. 6
    Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest). nonstandard, uncountable, usually

Etymology

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

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