- egotism
- эгоизм
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский дипломатический словарь. 2013.
Egotism — is the motivation to maintain and enhance favorable views of self. Egotism means placing oneself at the center of one s world with no direct concern for others. It is closely related to narcissism, or loving one s self, and the possible tendency… … Wikipedia
egotism — EGOTÍSM s.n. Atitudine individualistă care provine din acordarea unei importanţe exagerate propriei persoane. – Din fr. égotisme. Trimis de LauraGellner, 10.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 Egotism ≠ altruism Trimis de siveco, 02.02.2005. Sursa: Antonime … Dicționar Român
Egotism — E go*tism (?; 277), n. [L. ego I + ending tism for ism, prob. influenced by other English words in tism fr. the Greek, where t is not part of the ending, as baptism. See {Egoism}.] The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
egotism — [ē′gō tiz΄əm, eg′ōtiz΄əm; ē′gətiz′əm, eg′ətiz΄əm] n. [L ego, I2 + tism (for ISM), as in NEPOTISM] 1. constant, excessive reference to oneself in speaking or writing 2. self conceit 3. selfishness: Egotism is generally considered more opprobrious… … English World dictionary
egotism — index pride Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
egotism — 1714, from EGO (Cf. ego) + ISM (Cf. ism) (see EGOTIST (Cf. egotist)). Meaning “selfishness” is from 1800 … Etymology dictionary
egotism — egoism, *conceit, self love, amour propre, self esteem Analogous words: vanity, vainglory, *pride: boasting or boastfulness, vaunting or vauntfulness, gasconading (see corresponding verbs at BOAST): pluming, piquing, priding, preening (see PRIDE… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
egotism — ► NOUN ▪ the quality of being excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself. DERIVATIVES egotist noun egotistic adjective egotistical adjective … English terms dictionary
egotism — egoism, egotism 1. Both are 18c words for ‘preoccupation with oneself’ in various ways. There is no etymological difference to affect their meanings, and the intrusive t in egotism is unexplained. When Fowler wrote about these words (1926),… … Modern English usage
egotism — /ee geuh tiz euhm, eg euh /, n. 1. excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness. 2. selfishness; self centeredness; egoism. [1705 15; < L ego EGO + ISM; t perh. after DESPOTISM, IDIOTISM2] Syn … Universalium
egotism — (= egoism), noun Darla s egotism will always thwart her chances for a lasting relationship Syn: self centeredness, egomania, egocentricity, self interest, selfishness, self seeking, self serving, self regard, self love, narcissism, self… … Thesaurus of popular words