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单词 egomania
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egomania

[ ee-goh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh, eg-oh- ]
/ ˌi goʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə, ˌɛg oʊ- /
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noun

psychologically abnormal egotism.

Origin of egomania

1815–25; ego + -mania; modeled on monomania

OTHER WORDS FROM egomania

e·go·ma·ni·ac, noune·go·ma·ni·a·cal [ee-goh-muh-nahy-i-kuhl, eg-oh-], /ˌi goʊ məˈnaɪ ɪ kəl, ˌɛg oʊ-/, adjective

Words nearby egomania

ego identity, egoism, egoist, egoistic, Egoli, egomania, egophony, ego psychology, ego-surf, ego-syntonic, EGOT
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Example sentences from the Web for egomania

  • She apparently saw her boss, despite his egomania and narcissism, as the supportive father figure that she lacked in real life.

    Bernie Madoff’s Secretary Keeps Apologizing in ‘In God We Trust’|Lloyd Grove|April 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • My egomania, like a swollen thing, has become impossible to articulate or to reduce to the impotent ironies of clay and paint.

    Fantazius Mallare|Ben Hecht
  • Her egomania and impertinence were really insufferable; her notion of her own importance was ludicrous.

    Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for egomania

egomania
/ (ˌiːɡəʊˈmeɪnɪə, ˌɛɡ-) /

noun psychiatry

obsessive love for oneself and regard for one's own needs
any action dictated by this point of view

Derived forms of egomania

egomaniac, nounegomaniacal (ˌiːɡəʊməˈnaɪɪkəl, ˌɛɡ-), adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for egomania

egomania
[ (ee-goh-may-nee-uh) ]

An extreme egotism.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for egomania

egomania
[ ē′gō-mānē-ə, -mānyə, ĕg′ō- ]

n.

Extreme appreciation or preoccupation with the self.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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