单词 | egotistical |
释义 | egotistical (once / 6611 pages) adj Someone who is egotistical is full of himself, completely self-absorbed. Like the egotistical actor who blocks the audience's view of every other actor in the play during the curtain call so that he can hog the applause. The prefix ego refers to a person's sense of self, or self-importance. To be egotistical is to have an inflated view of your self-importance — basically to think you're better than everyone else. You might express this egotism by constantly reminding your friends that you have a fantastic figure or a magnificent mind. WORD FAMILYegotist: egotistical, egotists+/ego: egoism, egos, egotism, superego/egoism: egoisms, egoist, egoistic/egoist: egoists/egoistic: egoistical, egoistically/egotism: egotisms, egotist, egotistic/egotistic: egotistically/superego: superegos USAGE EXAMPLESIt is also that the picks tend to be similar in character to the president-elect himself: egotistical, megalomaniacal, bumbling liars. Salon(Dec 17, 2016) It was as if it was a surprise to find Young Thug reverting to the egotistical, misogynistic braggadocio present in his entire discography. The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) That man was so egotistical, I'm surprised he thought I was good-looking enough. BBC(Dec 06, 2016) 1adj characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance Syn egotistic, narcissistic, self-loving selfish concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others 2adj characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance an egotistical disregard of others Syn conceited, egotistic, self-conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain proud feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride |
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