egotism
Plural: egotisms
Noun
- Excessive self-conceit or self-admiration; boastfulness.
- an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
- an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
- A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
- A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
- The result or product of being egoistic.
- Egoism (belief that behavior should be directed towards one's self-interest).
Examples
- His egotism was evident as he narrated every move, explaining why it was the ’perfect’ play.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin ego (“I”) + -t- (perhaps modelled on dogmatism, despotism, idiotism) + -ism.
Synonyms
ego, self-importance, swelled head, conceit, egocentrism, egoism, narcissism, pride, vanity
Scrabble Score: 10
egotism: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordegotism: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
egotism: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary