Antonyms for egotisms
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ee-guh-tiz-uhm, eg-uh- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈi gəˌtɪz əm, ˈɛg ə- |
Definition of egotisms
Origin :- 1714, from ego + -ism (see egotist). Meaning "selfishness" is from 1800.
- noun self-centeredness
- noun self-importance
- I must be pardoned these egotisms, which the nature of my story renders necessary.
- Extract from : « Devereux, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- And now, my dear Auldjo, you have had enough of my egotisms.
- Extract from : « Devereux, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It was, moreover, the first excursion out of the beaten path of their egotisms.
- Extract from : « Angel Island » by Inez Haynes Gillmore
- At any rate in death (as we say) he was not divided—from his egotisms.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, October 6, 1920 » by Various
- Instead, we found you inflating yourself with all sorts of egotisms and vanities.
- Extract from : « The Damnation of Theron Ware » by Harold Frederic
- It was, of course, the inevitable clash of two egotisms; but that did not alter the facts.
- Extract from : « The Loom of Youth » by Alec Waugh
- The little circles of their egotisms have to be opened out until they become arcs in the sweep of the racial purpose.
- Extract from : « The World Set Free » by Herbert George Wells
- So the common interests of two egotisms can alone make of these one egotism.
- Extract from : « The Intelligence of Woman » by W. L. George
- You have nothing to forgive in Felicia, said Maurice; she has been the target, I think, for all our egotisms to stab.
- Extract from : « Paths of Judgement » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
- But he must have written what Montaigne dictated, as the expressions and the egotisms are all Montaigne's.
- Extract from : « Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) » by Isaac D'Israeli
Synonyms for egotisms
- arrogance
- assurance
- boastfulness
- boasting
- bragging
- conceit
- conceitedness
- egocentricity
- egoism
- egomania
- gasconade
- haughtiness
- immodesty
- insolence
- megalomania
- narcissism
- ostentation
- overconfidence
- preoccupation with self
- presumption
- pride
- self-absorption
- self-admiration
- self-aggrandizement
- self-centeredness
- self-confidence
- self-importance
- self-interest
- self-love
- self-possession
- self-praise
- self-regard
- self-worship
- selfishness
- superiority
- swellheadedness
- vainglory
- vainness
- vanity
- vaunting
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