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You have to have a certain single-mindedness if you want to reach the top of the profession, and I'm not sure if I've got that cold-eyed egomania that perhaps is needed to get to the top. So as long as I can keep paying the mortgage and keep myself interested, I'll be happy.
David Harewood

Meaning of "egomania" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EGOMANIA

egomania  [ˌiːɡəʊˈmeɪnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EGOMANIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Egomania is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EGOMANIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Egomania

Egomania also known as an obsessive preoccupation with one's self and applies to someone who follows their own ungoverned impulses and is possessed by delusions of personal greatness and feels a lack of appreciation. Someone suffering from this extreme egocentric focus is an egomaniac. The condition is psychologically abnormal. The term egomania is often used by laypersons in a pejorative fashion to describe an individual who is intolerably self-centred. The clinical condition that most resembles the popular conception of egomania is narcissistic personality disorder.

Definition of egomania in the English dictionary

The definition of egomania in the dictionary is obsessive love for oneself and regard for one's own needs. Other definition of egomania is any action dictated by this point of view.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EGOMANIA


Anglomania
ˌæŋɡləʊˈmeɪnɪə
bibliomania
ˌbɪblɪəʊˈmeɪnɪə
decalcomania
dɪˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə
dipsomania
ˌdɪpsəʊˈmeɪnɪə
erotomania
ɪˌrɒtəʊˈmeɪnɪə
hypomania
ˌhaɪpəʊˈmeɪnɪə
kleptomania
ˌklɛptəʊˈmeɪnɪə
leishmania
liːʃˈmeɪnɪə
mania
ˈmeɪnɪə
megalomania
ˌmɛɡələʊˈmeɪnɪə
melomania
ˌmɛləˈmeɪnɪə
monomania
ˌmɒnəʊˈmeɪnɪə
nymphomania
ˌnɪmfəˈmeɪnɪə
pyromania
ˌpaɪrəʊˈmeɪnɪə
Romania
rəʊˈmeɪnɪə
Roumania
ruːˈmeɪnɪə
Rumania
ruːˈmeɪnɪə
Tasmania
tæzˈmeɪnɪə
technomania
ˌtɛknəʊˈmeɪnɪə
zoomania
ˌzəʊəˈmeɪnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EGOMANIA

egocentricity
egocentrism
egoism
egoist
egoistic
egoistical
egoistically
egoity
egoless
Egoli
egomaniac
egomaniacal
egomaniacally
egosurf
egotheism
egotism
egotist
egotistic
egotistical
egotistically

WORDS THAT END LIKE EGOMANIA

cleptomania
demonomania
dinomania
eleutheromania
graphomania
hydromania
hypermania
hysteromania
Lithuania
metromania
morphinomania
mythomania
necromania
Obamamania
orchidomania
petalomania
potichomania
theomania
toxicomania
tulipomania
xenomania

Synonyms and antonyms of egomania in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «egomania» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EGOMANIA

Find out the translation of egomania to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of egomania from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «egomania» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自大狂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

egolatría
570 millions of speakers

English

egomania
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अहंकृति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنانية هوسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

самовлюбленность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

egomania
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাত্রাধিক অহমিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

égocentrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Egomania
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Egomanie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

egomania
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

egomania
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Egomania
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

egomania
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நான் என்னும் வெறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kendine hayranlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

egomania
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

egomania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

самозакоханість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

egocentrismul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγωμανία.Το
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eigenlof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egomani
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

egoistisk selvopptatthet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of egomania

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EGOMANIA»

The term «egomania» is regularly used and occupies the 99.242 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EGOMANIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about egomania

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2 QUOTES WITH «EGOMANIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word egomania.
1
David Harewood
You have to have a certain single-mindedness if you want to reach the top of the profession, and I'm not sure if I've got that cold-eyed egomania that perhaps is needed to get to the top. So as long as I can keep paying the mortgage and keep myself interested, I'll be happy.
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Herb Kelleher
I forgive all personal weaknesses except egomania and pretension.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EGOMANIA»

Discover the use of egomania in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to egomania and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania, and Business ...
Apple Computer was once a shining example of the American success story.
Jim Carlton, 1998
2
Zane's Brain: A Novel
... allow us to keep our egos by deferring to an almost-almighty god?” Egomania. Egomania. Egomania. Egomania. “Good one.” Raj sidestepped to give the pot over the BOJNOWSKI /ZANE'S BRAIN Egomania Egomania Egomania Egomania ...
Karol Bojnowski, 2011
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Egomania and the Superman Egomania and the Superman
THIS 44 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Constructive Psychology or the Building of Character by Personal Effort, by Jirah D. Buck. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564592065.
Jirah Dewey Buck, 2010
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The Natural and the Artefactual: The Implications of Deep ...
'Egomania,' as a concept, is like 'murder' but yet unlike it in a crucial respect. ' Murder,' too, is logically Janus-faced. Its descriptive content refers to the killing of another person, but its negative evaluative overtone is conveyed through its ...
Keekok Lee, 1999
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Egomania and the Superman
THIS 44 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Constructive Psychology or the Building of Character by Personal Effort, by Jirah D. Buck. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564592065.
Jirah D. Buck, 2010
6
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul: What Is the Meaning of Life?
How can one distinguish between enlightened self-love and egomania? The distinction is subtle but very clear, not difficult. If you have egomania, it will create more and more misery for you. Misery will indicate that you are ill. Egomania is a  ...
Osho, 2010
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Bauls :The Singing Mystics
Become uni-psychic, become one. The fifth question: How can I distinguish between enlightened self-love and egomania? The distinction is subtle but very clear, not difficult; subtle, but not difficult. If you have egomania, it will create more and ...
Osho
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Reinventing the Left: Radical Responses to German Reunification
... Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940) is cited when Schneider dresses up as Hitler. Egomania - Insel ohne Hoffnung Schlingensief resumes his attack on the ideology of Vergangenheitsbewaltigung in Egomania - Insel ohne Hoffnung ( 1986).
David Ashley Hughes, 2006
9
The Arena
Nordau in this respect is precisely like one who is color-blind and who is also afflicted with egomania. He Is dls gusted and indignant that any one should see what he does not see, and at once relegates such persons to the realm of the ...
10
An American Political Scientist in Israel: From Athens to ...
These words are symptomatic of degeneracy stemming from egomania. This, I believe, would be the diagnosis of our hitherto mentioned psychiatrist, Dr. Max Nordau, a man of remarkable breadth of learning. Egomania, however, seems to  ...
Paul Eidelberg, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EGOMANIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term egomania is used in the context of the following news items.
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Our politicians should have a whip-round for the Greeks
Their future is uncertain thanks to the lunacy, egomania and pure stupidity of its current leaders. And do you know what their problem is? «Sunday World, Jul 15»
2
In his own words....The rise and rise of Conor McGregor
McGregor's prediction that he would make the featherweight division become a 'one man division' may seem a lot like egomania but its also the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
7 Reasons Why Those Clamouring For Another Biafra May Wait …
Till today, APGA, the party which should bear the Igbo banner is in tatters because of these so-called apostles' egomania. Let the truth be ... «P.M. News, Jul 15»
4
Ostrow: Donald Trump, Brian Williams and NBC crisis management
For Trump, recovery from racism and egomania is less likely. By mid-week, Macy's followed NBC in cutting ties with Trump. His brand appeared ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
5
cryptic crossword no 998
Across: 1 Leisured; 9 Arpeggio; 10 Sour; 11 Enterprising; 13 Contra; 14 Egomania; 15 Psyched; 16 Faience; 20 Reactive; 22 Hither; ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Just the facts about Donald Trump are appalling enough
Any thinking person knows Donald Trump is a parody of egomania, but the article went overboard just to make sure: “depressingly fitting” songs ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Silicon Valley: HBO's satire of American tech culture
... the high tech industry has eight of the 25 wealthiest people in the US—by showing their greed, egomania and absurd lifestyles. In one scene ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
8
Michael Fassbinder Delivers in 'Steve Jobs' Trailer
He makes egomania and turtlenecks look good. Assembling the best talent for your team is crucial for success, be it a business like Apple, or a ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
9
The Material Girl's Creative Farming Angers Town of Bridgehampton
You can accuse megastar songstress Madonna of a lot of things (self promotion and egomania just to name a few), but nobody can say that ... «Curbed Hamptons, Jun 15»
10
Fisher: Racism, hate, terrorism and mental illness
... and psychosocially attacked by the “inferior race(s);” and feelings and thoughts of egomania (that one race is somehow better than others). «Roanoke Times, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Egomania [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/egomania>. Apr 2024 ».
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