egoitis

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noun

A notional disease characterised by an overblown ego.

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Meanings

nounegoitis (uncountable)
  1. humorousuncountableA notional disease characterised by an overblown ego.

    ...a compensatory egoitis that grew sarcastic and satirical in debate.

    1965, Edward John Kempf, Abraham Lincoln's philosophy of common sense, volume 1, page 166
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    "Ah, she has caught the disease egoitis in a virulent form from her husband who was once a commercial traveller," Gastineau commented.

    1906, William Magnay, The Master Spirit

Origin

From ego + -itis.

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APA

egoitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egoitis

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egoitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egoitis.

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