egotism

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noun

A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.

Similar
pridevanityconceitnarcissismegocentrismegoismself-importanceswelled head
OriginLatin ego →
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Meanings

nounegotism (usually uncountable, plural egotisms)

plural egotisms

  1. uncountableusuallyA tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
  2. uncountableusuallyA belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
  3. countableusuallyThe result or product of being egoistic.
  4. nonstandarduncountableusuallyby confusion of the similar wordsEgoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
pridevanityconceitnarcissismegocentrismegoism

nounan exaggerated opinion of your own importance

Similar
self-importanceswelled head
Broader
conceitconceitednessvanity

nounan inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

Similar
egoself-importance
Broader
pridepridefulness
Also see
arroganceegoself-centerednessself-importanceswelled head

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinego“I”
  2. Englishegotism

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

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Translations

Bengali অহংকার, নফসানিয়াত
  • অহংকার (ohoṅkar)preoccupation with oneself
  • নফসানিয়াত (nophśaniẏat)preoccupation with oneself
Bulgarian самоизтъкване, егоцентричност
  • самоизтъкване (samoiztăkvane)preoccupation with oneself
  • егоцентричност (egocentričnost)belief that one is superior
Czech sobectví, ješitnost
  • sobectvípreoccupation with oneself
  • ješitnostbelief that one is superior
Dutch egotisme, egocentrisme
  • egotismepreoccupation with oneself
  • egocentrismepreoccupation with oneself
  • hooghartigheidbelief that one is superior
  • eigenwaanbelief that one is superior
French égotisme
  • égotismepreoccupation with oneself
German Egoismus, Egotismus
  • Egoismuspreoccupation with oneself
  • Egotismuspreoccupation with oneself
Greek εγωτισμός, εγωτισμός
  • εγωτισμός (egotismós)preoccupation with oneself
  • εγωτισμός (egotismós)belief that one is superior
Hindi आत्ममोह, अहंकार
  • आत्ममोह (ātmamoh)preoccupation with oneself
  • अहंकार (ahaṅkār)preoccupation with oneself
Irish féinchúis, féinspéis
  • féinchúispreoccupation with oneself
  • féinspéispreoccupation with oneself
Japanese 自惚, 己惚
  • 自惚preoccupation with oneself
  • 己惚 (unubore)preoccupation with oneself
Norwegian egoist
  • egoistpreoccupation with oneself
Polish egotyzm, egotyzm
  • egotyzmpreoccupation with oneself
  • egotyzmbelief that one is superior
Romanian egoism
  • egoismpreoccupation with oneself
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“egotism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egotism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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