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egomaniacal

American  
[ee-goh-muh-nahy-i-kuhl, eg-oh-] / ˌi goʊ məˈnaɪ ɪ kəl, ˌɛg oʊ- /

adjective

  1. displaying egomania; abnormally or extremely selfish and self-centered, with an excessively high opinion of oneself.

    His followers are eerily similar to those of another egomaniacal psychopath in the 1930s—Adolf Hitler.

    Professor Lang is a vain, strutting buffoon, given to egomaniacal rages and ridiculous posturing.


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Etymology

Origin of egomaniacal

First recorded in 1895–1900; egomaniac ( def. ) + -al 1 ( def. )


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His Truth Social posts are more self-referential and egomaniacal: in 2026, half of his posts have used first-person pronouns — sometimes more than 12 times in a single post.

From Salon ● May 26, 2026

“In the hands of a lesser actor, Giorgio could easily come across as a one-dimensional, egomaniacal bully,” says Read.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

Nanjiani nails the role of a stiff, awkward gas station attendant-turned- egomaniacal, paranoid entertainment mogul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

He tackled the “high-wire act” by both playing and parodying himself, and also embraced a second role as Nicky, a younger, leather-jacketed, egomaniacal version who haunts Cage.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022

His egomaniacal behaviour and his almost Rousseauesque fear and suspicion of others were only the external manifestations of his inner discrepancies.

From The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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