egomaniac

[ ee-goh-mey-nee-ak, eg-oh- ]

noun

1. someone who displays egomania, a tendency to refer to oneself excessively and boastfully:

   Academic research appears to be a rat race of high-strung egomaniacs fighting over grant money, recognition, and their scientific legacies.

2. someone who displays excessive selfishness and self-centeredness:

   Many have claimed that social media will turn us all into narcissists, egomaniacs, and internet addicts.

Other Words From

• e·go·ma·ni·a·cal [ee-goh-m, uh, -, nahy, -i-k, uh, l, eg-oh-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of egomaniac¹

ego ( def ) + maniac ( def )

Example Sentences

As I wrote in a previous column he is an egomaniac and a hypocrite, but one we must deal with because until we elect more Democratic senators unfortunately we need him.

From Washington Blade

Iron Man, uses it to create a defense program called Ultron because Tony is an egomaniac who can’t see how that plan might go horribly wrong.

From Time

In addition to being an egomaniac, Kanye is also a terrible politician.

From The Daily Beast

Favre, an egomaniac, became the subject of yet another round of mockery as a result of this scandal.

From The Daily Beast

The two biggest hurdles executives entering politics face is being viewed as either a carpetbagger or egomaniac.

From The Daily Beast

It was obvious that Pepe was a monomaniac, an egomaniac, and as psychotic as a shorted computer.

From Project Gutenberg

She could, she asserted, endure a shabby but modest town; the town shabby and egomaniac she could not endure.

From Project Gutenberg

In his present desperate situation, his only chance of assistance lay in her—Mabyn was an egomaniac, and utterly irresponsible.

From Project Gutenberg