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as in vanity
an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements
for someone who has won a Nobel Prize in physics, he is remarkably without egotism
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as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
egotism is not something that winners of the Nobel Prize for peace usually have time for
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Recent Examples of egotism
The compassion in this new cut doesn’t undercut the many scenes of bad behavior, rock-star excess, self-defeating egotism, and descent into junkiedom.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
The vibe is one of camp send-up of Hollywood narcissism, but irony and egotism are blended like a fine Bordeaux.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
These were Iowans, after all, staid and true, embarrassed by egotism, but eventually the guys in overalls seemed puzzled, then most of the rest.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
Alexander Payne’s analyses of small-man, small-town egotism separates him from other American Eccentric filmmakers.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
The vibe is one of camp send-up of Hollywood narcissism, but irony and egotism are blended like a fine Bordeaux.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
These were Iowans, after all, staid and true, embarrassed by egotism, but eventually the guys in overalls seemed puzzled, then most of the rest.
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024
Alexander Payne’s analyses of small-man, small-town egotism separates him from other American Eccentric filmmakers.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
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Elsewhere is a bar/parlor room, as well as an inviting primary suite that comes complete with a Juliette balcony, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath flaunting dual vanities and a large shower.Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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Grand suites have separate in-room dining tables and some even have bathtubs and dual-sink stone vanities.Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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This leads to a heartfelt exploration of ego, humility, and legacy.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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But fame and success ultimately released any reluctance to speak out, and seemed to loosen his ego as well.Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Like The Substance, there’s a vein of selfishness born from societal powerlessness underpinning the film, here focusing on the unique clash of ultra-modernity and traditionalism experienced in China and Hong Kong at the dawn of the new millennium.Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
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The selfishness is bleeding into the defense as well.Brian Sampson, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
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Despite her standout performance, Keith took most pride in Northwood’s historic victory.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah has long justified reckless wars against Israel with appeals to pan-Arab pride: The liberation of Palestine was worth any sacrifice.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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So, a narcissistic parent is at its core someone who has a narcissistic personality disorder or is affected by narcissism, and in turn projects that onto their children, because they are threatened by their children's growing independence.Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
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Additionally, a 2020 study published in PLOS ONE found that narcissism is associated with lower relationship satisfaction, which in turn is associated with intentions towards infidelity.Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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Dastmalchian gets to play it all — disbelief, arrogance, grieving, terrified — sometimes in the same moment.Jenelle Riley, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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These things are a big investment of time and to have not one, but two of them that might otherwise have had a reasonable expectation of success — probably arrogance on my part — but still, many times an author who gets published once can get published a second time.Choire Sicha, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024
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Other simulations have relied on personality trait theory, which holds that people have varying levels of psychoticism (aggression and egocentrism), extraversion (associated with more daring behaviors) and neuroticism (linked to anxiety and shyness).Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
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The common traits here are a lack of empathy and egocentrism.Ana Reed, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
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“Egotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egotism. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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