egotism
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also ˈe- \
noun
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or egotistical \ ˌē-gə-ˈti-sti-kəl also ˌe-
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Synonyms & Antonyms for egotism
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
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But those admirals—hampered by egotism, greed and envy of one another—squandered every chance to intercept and defeat the fleet of the French naval commander, de Grasse. — Alan Taylor, WSJ, "‘In the Hurricane’s Eye’ Review: How France Freed the U.S.," 18 Oct. 2018 The damage inflicted by President Trump’s naiveté, egotism, false equivalence, and sympathy for autocrats is difficult to calculate. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Trump trolled with 'traitor' tweet by Dictionary.com after Putin summit," 16 July 2018 This drives home the underlying claim of the book: egotism was the ultimate reason for polar exploration. — Anchorage Daily News, "In ‘To the Ends of the Earth,’ an ambitious attempt to encompass era of polar exploration," 7 July 2018 From stage to screen to stream, the vanity, narcissism, and general egotism of actors have always been a reliable source of amusement, especially in the hands of the right satirists. — Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "In this family, the upstaging never stops," 27 June 2018 First of all, there's his monumental egotism and tactlessness. — SI.com, "Why the Premier League Would Be Far Less Interesting Without 'Special One' José Mourinho," 10 May 2018 This self-aggrandizing, reality-denying flavor of egotism has defined Trump for decades, through his roller-coaster business career and into political life. — Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s Reality Distortion Field Could be a Huge Asset for Democrats This Fall," 28 Apr. 2018 And last night, Stormy showed us how, by demonstrating what resistance to Trump’s domineering egotism might look like (Congress would do well to emulate Stormy). — Rhonda Garelick, The Cut, "Stormy Daniels’s Boring Interview Was Actually Brilliant," 26 Mar. 2018 For example, Bobby Fischer’s chess prowess might not have been impressive enough for adults to overlook his breathtaking egotism — but for the launching of Sputnik and America’s anxiety about creeping Soviet domination in education and science. — Amanda Ripley, New York Times, "Gifted and Talented and Complicated," 17 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'egotism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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