egotism. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

egotism

SYLLABICATION:	e·go·tism
PRONUNCIATION:	g-tzm, g-
NOUN:	1. The tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively and boastfully. 2. An inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit. See synonyms at conceit.
ETYMOLOGY:	ego + -tism (as in nepotism).


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