egotism

n.

1. The tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively and boastfully.
2. An inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit. See synonyms at conceit.

[EGO + -tism (as in NEPOTISM).]

noun

1. An exaggerated belief in one's own importance: egoism, self-importance. Informal bighead, bigheadedness, swelled head. See self-love/modesty.
2. A regarding of oneself with undue favor: amour-propre, conceit, ego, egoism, narcissism, pride, vainglory, vainness, vanity. Slang ego trip. See self-love/modesty.

(ee-guh-tiz-uhm)

An excessive regard for one's own talents or achievements; conceit, self-importance; acting with only one's own interests in mind.

IN BRIEF: Self-conceit.

Opinions scattered indiscriminately about leave the mark of egotism. — William Strunk, American author and English professor.

Tutor's tip: A belief in "egoism" (the view in ethics that self-interest motivates all) does not automatically make you guilty of "egotism" (self-importance, conceit, or self-centeredness).

Quotes:

"I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well." - Henry David Thoreau

"If some really acute observer made as much of egotism as Freud has made of sex, people would forget a good deal about sex and find the explanation for everything in egotism." - Wallace Stevens

"If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race." - Alexander Smith

"When a man is wrapped up in himself he makes a pretty small package." - John Ruskin

"There is nothing in the world so enjoyable as a thorough-going monomania..." - Agnes Repplier

"If someone is blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?" - H. Ross Perot

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - selvcentrering, indbildskhed, egoisme

Nederlands (Dutch)
sterke zelfingenomenheid, teveel over jezelf praten

Français (French)
n. - égotisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Egotismus, Ichbezogenheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγωτισμός, εγωκεντρισμός

Italiano (Italian)
egotismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - egotismo (m)

Русский (Russian)
самомнение, самовлюбленность

Español (Spanish)
n. - egotismo, egoísmo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - självförgudning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自负, 自私, 自我中心

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自負, 自私, 自我中心

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자기 중심벽, 자기 본위, 자만, 제 멋대로 하기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 自己中心癖, うぬぼれ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غرور, الافراط في التحدث عن النفس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אנוכיות, אגוטיזם‬

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