egotistical
/,egou'tistik/ Cách viết khác : (egotistical) /,egou'tistikəl/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance: Describes a person who thinks they are much more important, intelligent, or capable than they really are.
- Self-centered; excessively focused on oneself: Describes a person who is primarily concerned with their own interests, needs, and feelings, often ignoring those of others.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- His egotistical behavior made it difficult for him to maintain friendships.
- She gave an egotistical speech, talking only about her own achievements.
- An egotistical disregard for the team's input led to the project's failure.
Advanced Usage
- "Egotistical to the core": Fundamentally and completely self-centered.
- The character in the novel is portrayed as egotistical to the core, caring for no one but himself.
- Used in formal critiques (e.g., literary, psychological, social) to describe a personality flaw.
- The critic analyzed the politician's egotistical rhetoric.
Variants and Related Words
- Egotistic (adj): A less common variant with the same meaning as "egotistical."
- Egotism (n): The quality or state of being egotistical; excessive and boastful reference to oneself.
- His constant egotism was tiresome.
- Egotist (n): A person who is egotistical.
- He was known as an insufferable egotist.
Synonyms
- Conceited: Excessively proud of oneself.
- Narcissistic: Having an excessive interest in or admiration of oneself.
- Vain: Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.
- Self-important: Having an exaggerated sense of one's own value or importance.
- Swollen-headed: (Informal) Conceited; overly proud.
Antonyms
- Humble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
- Modest: Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.
- Self-effacing: Not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Full of oneself: Behaving in a very self-satisfied or egotistical way. (This is a common idiomatic expression conveying a similar meaning.)
- After winning the award, he was full of himself for weeks.
Adjective
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
- a conceited fool
- an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
- an egotistical disregard of others
- so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
- growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
- vain about her clothes
- characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance