egotism

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an exaggerated opinion of your own importance

2. 2
   noun

   an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

3. 3
   noun

   A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.

4. 4
   noun

   A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.

From Latin ego (“I”) + -t- (perhaps modelled on dogmatism, despotism, idiotism) + -ism.

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