"egotism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: egotisms [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ego (“I”) + -t- (perhaps modelled on or like it despotism, idiotism) + -ism. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ego||I}} Latin ego (“I”), {{affix|en|-ism}} -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} egotism (usually uncountable, plural egotisms)
  1. A tendency to talk excessively about oneself. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (preoccupation with oneself): অহংকার (ohoṅkar) (Bengali), নফসানিয়াত (nophśaniẏat) (Bengali), самоизтъкване (samoiztǎkvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), sobectví [neuter] (Czech), egotisme (Dutch), egocentrisme (Dutch), égotisme [masculine] (French), εγωτισμός (egotismós) (Greek), féinchúis [feminine] (Irish), féinspéis [feminine] (Irish), 自惚 (Japanese), 己惚 (unubore) (alt: うぬぼれ) (Japanese), അഹംഭാവം (ahambhāvaṁ) (Malayalam), egoist (Norwegian), egoism [neuter] (Romanian), अहंकार (ahaṃkāra) [masculine] (Sanskrit)
    Sense id: en-egotism-en-noun-VM7hCLd5 Disambiguation of 'preoccupation with oneself': 73 4 3 20
  2. A belief that one is superior to or more important than others. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (belief that one is superior): егоцентричност (egocentričnost) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ješitnost [feminine] (Czech), hooghartigheid (Dutch), eigenwaan (Dutch), εγωτισμός (egotismós) (Greek), egotyzm [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-egotism-en-noun-V6GElyp8 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 11 42 42 Disambiguation of 'belief that one is superior': 0 69 0 30
  3. (countable) The result or product of being egoistic. Tags: countable, usually
    Sense id: en-egotism-en-noun-KbXiydau Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 58 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 5 14 52 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 8 11 48 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 12 48 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 14 50 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 12 54 29 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 12 47 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 11 42 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 12 48 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 10 54 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 5 10 54 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 8 11 45 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 12 48 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 8 12 48 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 9 12 50 29
  4. (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest). Tags: nonstandard, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-egotism-en-noun-5v44JkTT Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 8 31 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 11 42 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pride, vanity, conceit, narcissism, egocentrism, egoism Related terms: alter-egotism, egotist, egotistic, egotistical, solipsism

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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "egotismós",
      "sense": "belief that one is superior",
      "word": "εγωτισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "belief that one is superior",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "egotyzm"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "egotism"
  ],
  "word": "egotism"
}

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