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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
for someone who has won a Nobel Prize in physics, he is remarkably without egotism
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as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
egotism is not something that winners of the Nobel Prize for peace usually have time for
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Recent Examples of egotism
The compassion in this new cut doesn’t undercut the many scenes of bad behavior, rock-star excess, self-defeating egotism, and descent into junkiedom.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
The vibe is one of camp send-up of Hollywood narcissism, but irony and egotism are blended like a fine Bordeaux.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
These were Iowans, after all, staid and true, embarrassed by egotism, but eventually the guys in overalls seemed puzzled, then most of the rest.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
Alexander Payne’s analyses of small-man, small-town egotism separates him from other American Eccentric filmmakers.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
The vibe is one of camp send-up of Hollywood narcissism, but irony and egotism are blended like a fine Bordeaux.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
These were Iowans, after all, staid and true, embarrassed by egotism, but eventually the guys in overalls seemed puzzled, then most of the rest.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
Alexander Payne’s analyses of small-man, small-town egotism separates him from other American Eccentric filmmakers.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egotism
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In the primary bedroom, which opens to a patio, wood floors lead to an bathroom with a spacious vanity, free-standing tub, and separate rain shower.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024
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Scroll to give your vanity the Mrs. Bieber treatment at a discount as the holiday weekend approaches.AnaMaria Glavan, Allure, 31 Oct. 2024
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That sense of fun, and ego for its own sake, is the show’s go-to, with Pennette and company eschewing deeper meaning or morality in its cynical storytelling.Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The ego is responsible for your mindsets, beliefs, impulses and reactions.Christie Garcia, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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The history of the United States is a history of selfishness.K. Ward Cummings, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
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More successfully, Teeth plays with the trope of the helpful gay best friend (an excellent Jared Loftin, sweet then sinister), who offers to help Dawn learn how to retract her teeth but then betrays her in his own act of selfishness.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
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The starry line-up – which will also feature Alfonso Cuarón and Ava DuVernay among others later on in the festival – is the work of the festival’s long-time director Melita Toscan du Plantier, who takes pride in the fact that the event does not pay its A-list guests to attend.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2024
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From Indigenous Pacific-Islander fighters like Holloway and Tuivasa to Indigenous fighters from the Americas like Payton Talbott and Alex Pereira, Indigenous role models in combat sports can foster a sense of pride and belonging for Indigenous youth with big dreams.Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, MD, MPH, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Gratitude is the opposite of selfishness, egotism, avarice or narcissism.Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
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Is narcissism genetic?Narcissists are made, not born.Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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This can help alleviate concerns about potential arrogance or difficulty in adjusting to team dynamics. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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She's paired up with Xeni (voiced by Richard Ayoade), a daydream director looking to move up into the big leagues of nighttime dreams but has a lot of artistic arrogance.Christian Holub, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Other simulations have relied on personality trait theory, which holds that people have varying levels of psychoticism (aggression and egocentrism), extraversion (associated with more daring behaviors) and neuroticism (linked to anxiety and shyness).Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
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The common traits here are a lack of empathy and egocentrism.Ana Reed, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Egotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egotism. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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