In his egotism he thought everyone was coming just to see him.
for someone who has won a Nobel Prize in physics, he is remarkably without egotism
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First Known Use: 1714
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
See Words from the same yearbighead, complacence, complacency, conceit, conceitedness, ego, pomposity, pompousness, pride, pridefulness, self-admiration, self-conceit, self-esteem, self-glory, self-importance, self-love, self-satisfaction, smugness, swelled head, vaingloriousness, vainglory, vainness, vanity;
self-disgust, self-hate, self-loathing;
assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence;
arrogance, disdainfulness, haughtiness, imperiousness, lordliness, self-assertion, snobbishness, superciliousness, superiority;
hubris, overconfidence, presumption;
pretense (or pretence), pretension, pretentiousness;
: the feeling or belief that you are better, more important, more talented, etc., than other people
See words that rhyme with egotism Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for egotism Spanish Central: Translation of egotism Nglish: Translation of egotism for Spanish speakers
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