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egotism

Translations

egotismnoun

egotisms

égotismeTendance à parler de soi de manière excessive ; suffisance.

His egotism was evident when he spent the entire meeting discussing his own achievements.

Son égotisme était évident lorsqu’il a passé toute la réunion à parler de ses propres réussites.

Additional translations

égocentrismeInsistance sur la centralité de soi ; nuance psychologique ou critique.

égoïsmeAu sens philosophique vieilli : doctrine selon laquelle l’intérêt personnel motive toute conduite.

Synonyms

egotismnoun

The practice of talking and thinking about oneself excessively because of an undue sense of self-importance.

His egotism was evident when he spent the entire meeting discussing his own achievements.

An exaggerated sense of one's own importance; self-centeredness or conceit.

Her blatant egotism made teamwork almost impossible.

(philosophy, dated) The ethical doctrine that individual self-interest is the proper motive of all conduct.

In his treatise, the author defends egotism as the only rational basis for moral action.