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(ē′gō tiz′əm, eg′ō-; ē′gə-, eg′ə-)

noun

constant, excessive reference to oneself in speaking or writing
self-conceit
selfishness

Origin: L ego, I + -tism (for -ism), as in nepotism

See egotism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively and boastfully.
An inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit. See Synonyms at conceit.

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Origin: ego

Origin: + -tism (as in nepotism)

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