egomania

egomania
Extreme self-centeredness, self-appreciation, or self-content. [ego + G. mania, frenzy]

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ego·ma·nia .ē-gō-'mā-nē-ə, -nyə n the quality or state of being extremely egocentric

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ego·ma·nia (e″go-maґne-ə) [ego + mania] extreme self-centeredness; extreme egotism.

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  • egomania — 1825, from EGO (Cf. ego) + MANIA (Cf. mania) …   Etymology dictionary

  • egomania — ► NOUN ▪ obsessive egotism. DERIVATIVES egomaniac noun egomaniacal adjective …   English terms dictionary

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  • egomania — noun Excessive vanity, pride or arrogance; self importance. Theres a lot of egomania going around: it seems everyone believes they are the most capable and important person in the room …   Wiktionary

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  • egomania — noun Date: 1825 the quality or state of being extremely egocentric • egomaniac noun • egomaniacal adjective • egomaniacally adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • egomania — egomaniac, n. egomaniacal /ee goh meuh nuy i keuhl, eg oh /, adj. /ee goh may nee euh, mayn yeuh, eg oh /, n. psychologically abnormal egotism. [1815 25; EGO + MANIA; modeled on monomania] * * * …   Universalium

  • egomania — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Concern only for oneself: egocentricity, egocentrism, egoism, self absorption, self centeredness, self involvement, selfishness. See SELF …   English dictionary for students

  • egomanía — sustantivo femenino medicina egoísmo …   Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

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