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Definition of egotism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

egotism

noun

NAmE//ˈiɡəˌtɪzəm//

(also egoism) [uncountable] (disapproving)

the fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else His egotism prevented him from really loving anyone but himself.

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egotistic

NAmE//ˌiɡəˈtɪstɪk//

(also egotistical

NAmE//ˌiɡəˈtɪstɪkl//

) adjective

egotistically

NAmE//ˌɪɡəˈtɪstɪkli//

adverb a belief that all human beings behave egotistically

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