egotism

One entry found for egotism.

Main Entry: ego·tism
Pronunciation: 'E-g&-"ti-z&m also 'e-
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin ego + English -tism (as in idiotism)
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 2
- ego·tist /-tist/ noun
- ego·tis·tic /"E-g&-'tis-tik also "e-/ or ego·tis·ti·cal /-'tis-ti-k&l/ adjective
- ego·tis·ti·cal·ly /-k(&-)lE/ adverb