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Definition of egoism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

egoism

noun
 
/ˈiːɡəʊɪzəm/,
 
/ˈeɡəʊɪzəm/
 
/ˈiːɡəʊɪzəm/
(also egotism
 
/ˈiːɡətɪzəm/,
 
/ˈeɡətɪzəm/
 
/ˈiːɡətɪzəm/
)
[uncountable] (disapproving)
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  1. the fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else
    • His egoism prevented him from really loving anyone but himself.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French égoïsme and modern Latin egoismus, from Latin ego ‘I’.
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