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e·go·tist
(ē′gə-tĭst)n.
1. A conceited, boastful person.
2. A selfish, self-centered person.
e′go·tis′tic, e′go·tis′ti·cal adj.
e′go·tis′ti·cal·ly adv.
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egotist
(ˈiːɡətɪst; ˈɛɡ-)n
1. a conceited boastful person
2. a self-interested person; egoist
ˌegoˈtistic, ˌegoˈtistical adj
ˌegoˈtistically adv
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e•go•tist
(ˈi gə tɪst, ˈɛg ə-)n.
1. a conceited, boastful person.
2. a selfish person; egoist.
[1705–15]
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Noun | 1. | egotist - a conceited and self-centered person disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable egomaniac - an abnormally egotistical person show-off - someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention know-all, know-it-all - someone who thinks he knows everything and refuses to accept advice or information from others megalomaniac - a pathological egotist miles gloriosus - a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy) popinjay - a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot) |
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egotist
egoistnoun egomaniac, boaster, swaggerer, self-seeker, braggart, braggadocio, narcissist, bighead (informal), blowhard (informal), self-admirer an insufferable egotist with delusions of omnipotence
Quotations
"egotist: a person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"egotist: a person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
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egotist
nounA conceited, self-centered person:
Informal: swellhead.
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egoisti
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egotist
n → Egotist(in) m(f), → ichbezogener Mensch
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egotist
n egotista mfEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.