as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
because of her egoism, she never gave a thought to asking how the others felt
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Recent Examples of egoism
The pain, the social climbing, the lack of ethics, and the post-war, orgiastic egoism are what the work is really about.
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
But that wild egoism that’s needed to put down 40-hour training weeks and shut off everything else, that’s fading.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023
Critics say Newman is an example of unhelpful egoism.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
The word altruism was coined around 1830 by French philosopher August Comte, as the opposite of egoism.
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
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Christian Lewis, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
But that wild egoism that’s needed to put down 40-hour training weeks and shut off everything else, that’s fading.
—Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2023
Critics say Newman is an example of unhelpful egoism.
—Rachel Weiner, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
The word altruism was coined around 1830 by French philosopher August Comte, as the opposite of egoism.
—Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egoism
Noun
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Other passengers on the train include blue-collar worker Sang-hwa (Ma Dong-seok) and his pregnant wife Seong-kyeong (Jung Yu-mi), a high-school baseball team, and the conniving businessman, Yon-suk (Kim Eui-sung) whose selfishness leads to all sorts of terrible twists down the line.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Sometimes, like Jimmy, parents fail, and choose our own selfishness over our children.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Saint Laurent’s Gaby vanity bag and Miu Miu’s suede pouch nabbed the No. 4 and No. 5 spots respectively.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
1 May 2025
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There’s a closet and the bathroom has a double vanity with a black stone countertop.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the defining factor in a rousing year was the Dutchman’s ability to leave his ego at the door.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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An Uncomfortable Situation For Meloni and the Vatican Vatican officials have likely had a difficult time planning the seating for the ceremony, trying to avoid having sparring leaders next to each other and not hurt anyone's ego by not giving them the front row.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Egoism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egoism. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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