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egoism

[ ee-goh-iz-uhm, eg-oh- ]

noun

  1. the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness ( altruism ).
  2. egotism or conceit.
  3. Ethics. the view that morality ultimately rests on self-interest.


egoism

/ 藞i藧伞蓹蕣藢瑟z蓹m; 藞蓻伞- /

noun

  1. concern for one's own interests and welfare
  2. ethics the theory that the pursuit of one's own welfare is the highest good Compare altruism
  3. self-centredness; egotism
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of egoism1

First recorded in 1775鈥85; from French 茅驳辞茂蝉尘别, from New Latin egoismus, equivalent to ego ego ( def ) + -ismus -ism ( def )
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Synonym Study

See egotism.
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Example Sentences

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鈥淚 think that in the dynamic of multilateral diplomacy, we need to avoid egoism, egoism of the north towards the south.鈥

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Such mythmaking adds to the public's belief in the possibility of the American dream and the praiseworthy egoism of genius.

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鈥淎 flat-out symbol of greed and egoism鈥 is how his 76-story Columbia Center was dismissed by a former University of Washington School of Architecture dean.

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The egoism of being an actor is wonderful to laugh at.

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He can be a bully in part because he can temper his cruelty and egoism with the performance of a clown or a showman.

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