"egomania" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-egomania.wav Forms: egomanias [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪniə Etymology: From ego + -mania. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ego|mania}} ego + -mania Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} egomania (usually uncountable, plural egomanias)
  1. Excessive vanity, pride or arrogance; self-importance. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: egomaniac, egomaniacal, egomaniacally

Inflected forms

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