egotism
noun
ego·tism
ˈē-gə-ˌti-zəm 
also ˈe-
1
a
: excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
b
: the practice of talking about oneself too much
2
: an exaggerated sense of self-importance : conceit compare egoism sense 2
Synonyms
- amour propre
- bighead
- complacence
- complacency
- conceit
- conceitedness
- ego
- pomposity
- pompousness
- pride
- pridefulness
- self-admiration
- self-assumption
- self-conceit
- self-congratulation
- self-esteem
- self-glory
- self-importance
- self-love
- self-opinion
- self-satisfaction
- smugness
- swelled head
- swellheadedness
- vaingloriousness
- vainglory
- vainness
- vanity
Examples of egotism in a Sentence
In his egotism he thought everyone was coming just to see him.
for someone who has won a Nobel Prize in physics, he is remarkably without egotism
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But by trying to avoid how Trump’s past reflects his current approach to politics—his zero-sum relationship to power, his pettiness and egotism—while simultaneously winking at viewers’ knowledge of him, the film lands itself in a trap.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
This connects to how the Puberty Alarm cartoon substitutes for the egotism some people never outgrow — the self-justification featured in groomer films such as Eighth Grade and Love, Simon and Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
Stone makes journalistic egotism undeniable — and frequently lambastes it.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 Apr. 2024
Rather than prop up her parents as easy targets, Bartlett lays bare their contradictory humanity over a 44-year journey from wide-eyed idealism to head-in-the-sand egotism.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
This connects to how the Puberty Alarm cartoon substitutes for the egotism some people never outgrow — the self-justification featured in groomer films such as Eighth Grade and Love, Simon and Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
Stone makes journalistic egotism undeniable — and frequently lambastes it.
—Armond White, National Review, 26 Apr. 2024
Rather than prop up her parents as easy targets, Bartlett lays bare their contradictory humanity over a 44-year journey from wide-eyed idealism to head-in-the-sand egotism.
—Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Egotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/egotism. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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egotism
noun
ego·tism
ˈē-gə-ˌtiz-əm
1
: the practice of talking about oneself too much
2
: an overly high opinion of one's own importance : conceit
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