egomania
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Definition of egomania
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Synonyms & Antonyms for egomania
Synonyms
egocentricity, egocentrism, egoism, egotism, narcissism, navel-gazing, self-absorption, self-centeredness, self-concern, self-interest, self-involvement, self-preoccupation, self-regard, selfishness, selfness
Antonyms
self-abandonment, self-forgetfulness, selflessness, unselfishness
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Welcome back, to fans and sad sack wasp traps alike, to the craven death pit of greed and egomania that is Succession. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, "The Succession Season 2 Roy Family Power Rankings," 8 Aug. 2019 Anyone who has hung around the creative and artistic professions knows about some of the most pernicious risks inherent to those worlds: excessive behavior, compulsions, egomania, drugs, booze. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "‘Darling Grenadine’ is a risky new Marriott Theatre musical about addiction," 2 July 2019 But Scottie’s obliviousness to his own professional failings speaks to his egomania, and the artifice of his situation. — John Anderson, WSJ, "The Heights of Obsession," 22 Feb. 2019 Virtually every great idea—and plenty of bad ones—pass through this small strip of land, where the concentration of wealth and egomania rival Riyadh. — Nick Bilton, The Hive, "“Silicon Valley Has Its Own Unique Kind of Harassment”: Will Technology Have Its #MeToo Moment?," 15 Dec. 2017 The role of ringleader, originally played by Kiefer Sutherland, has been ceded to Ellen Page, whose performance is driven by grief rather than cartoonish egomania. — Nitin K. Ahuja, Slate Magazine, "Why Do We Keep Resurrecting the Cautionary Medical Tale?," 3 Oct. 2017 The full disclosure of Irving's egomania in his off-season trade request turned him into an insufferable character who might as well be named KyMe as some columnist (blush) dubbed him. — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, "Is Cavaliers' Dan Gilbert really next-to-worst owner in NBA? -- Bill Livingston," 9 Aug. 2017 But in the name of humane egalitarianism, the Mars critics would swap out the alleged narcissism of wealthy visionaries for their own even more narrow and covetous egomania. — James Poulos, Orange County Register, "Begin work now on sending people — not just robots — to Mars," 29 Apr. 2017 Like so many writers, and humans of all stripes, however, Alexie is a Möbius strip of self-loathing as well as egomania. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "Sherman Alexie’s Complicated Grief for His Mother," 13 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'egomania.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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