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egomania

[ee-goh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh, eg-oh-]
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noun
  1. psychologically abnormal egotism.

Origin of egomania

1815–25; ego + -mania; modeled on monomania
Related formse·go·ma·ni·ac, noune·go·ma·ni·a·cal [ee-goh-muh-nahy-i-kuh l, eg-oh-] /ˌi goʊ məˈnaɪ ɪ kəl, ˌɛg oʊ-/, adjective
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Related Words for egomaniacal

conceited, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, egotistical, narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-involved, self-serving, selfish, vain, vainglorious

Examples from the Web for egomaniacal

Contemporary Examples of egomaniacal

Historical Examples of egomaniacal

  • He wished that O'Connor didn't make him feel quite so much like a first-year law student talking to an egomaniacal professor.

    Out Like a Light

    Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for egomaniacal

egomania

noun psychiatry
  1. obsessive love for oneself and regard for one's own needs
  2. any action dictated by this point of view
Derived Formsegomaniac, nounegomaniacal (ˌiːɡəʊməˈnaɪɪkəl, ˌɛɡ-), adjective
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Word Origin and History for egomaniacal

egomania

n.

1825, from ego + mania.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
egomaniacal in Medicine

egomania

[ē′gō-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə, ĕg′ō-]
n.
  1. Extreme appreciation or preoccupation with the self.
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egomaniacal in Culture

egomania

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

An extreme egotism.

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