egotism

English

Etymology

From Latin ego (“I”) + -t- + -ism

Noun

egotism (usually uncountable, plural egotisms)

  1. A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
  2. A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
  3. (countable) The result or product of being egoistic.
  4. (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism.

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See also

Further reading
  • egotism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • egotism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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