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If you run for mayor, people say you're being egotistical. If you decide you won't run for mayor, people say you're being self-centered and egotistical.
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Meaning of "egotistical" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EGOTISTICAL

egotistical  [ˌɛɡəʊˈtɪstɪkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EGOTISTICAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Egotistical is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EGOTISTICAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Egotism

Egotism is the drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself, and generally features an inflated opinion of one's personal features and importance. It often includes intellectual, physical, social and other over estimations. The egotist has an overwhelming sense of the centrality of the 'Me', that is to say of their personal qualities. Egotism means placing oneself at the core of one's world with no concern for others, including those loved or considered as "close," in any other terms except those set by the egotist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EGOTISTICAL


agonistical
ˌæɡəˈnɪstɪkəl
alchemistical
ˌælkəˈmɪstɪkəl
artistical
ɑːˈtɪstɪkəl
atheistical
ˌeɪθɪˈɪstɪkəl
biostatistical
ˌbaɪəʊstəˈtɪstɪkəl
cabalistical
ˌkæbəˈlɪstɪkəl
linguistical
lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪkəl
logistical
ləˈdʒɪstɪkəl
mystical
ˈmɪstɪkəl
optimistical
ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪkəl
pantheistical
ˌpænθɪˈɪstɪkəl
papistical
peɪˈpɪstɪkəl
patristical
pəˈtrɪstɪkəl
pessimistical
ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪkəl
pietistical
ˌpaɪɪˈtɪstɪkəl
solecistical
ˌsɒlɪˈsɪstɪkəl
sophistical
səˈfɪstɪkəl
statistical
stəˈtɪstɪkəl
theistical
θiːˈɪstɪkəl
theosophistical
ˌθɪəsəˈfɪstɪkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EGOTISTICAL

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE EGOTISTICAL

aeronautical
alphabetical
analytical
chemical
critical
diacritical
elliptical
grammatical
hypothetical
identical
mathematical
metical
nautical
optical
pharmaceutical
political
practical
skeptical
tactical
theoretical
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Synonyms and antonyms of egotistical in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EGOTISTICAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «egotistical» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of egotistical

Translation of «egotistical» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EGOTISTICAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

自负
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

egotista
570 millions of speakers

English

egotistical
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घमंडी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مغرور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эгоистичный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

egoísta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মম্ভরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

égoïste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Egotistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

egoistisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自分勝手
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이기적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Egotistical
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự cao tự đại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தற்பெருமை கொள்பவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अहंकारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

egoist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

egoista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

egoistyczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

егоїстичний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

egoist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επηρμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selfsugtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

egotistical
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvopptatt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of egotistical

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EGOTISTICAL»

The term «egotistical» is regularly used and occupies the 72.880 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EGOTISTICAL» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «EGOTISTICAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word egotistical.
1
Concha Buika
I have a very big conflict with the individualization of love. I feel like it's egotistical to just love one person when you can love so many of them. I feel so much love that I declare myself a lover of all.
2
Ray Charles
Any artist, when he goes in to record, should have the feeling that any song he records can be a hit. This may sound egotistical, but it makes sense.
3
Noel Clarke
I don't think I'm egotistical, and I know what my limits are: I'm a black guy who's probably losing his hair. But I'm happy to play roles that I'm given, and I'm happy to play roles that I write.
4
Tom Cullen
From an egotistical point of view, I'm always interested in roles that push me as a person. I'm interested in humans as animals and as products of society.
5
Jon Favreau
I don't think I'm egotistical as much as I'm taking responsibility for what I'm putting out there.
6
Whoopi Goldberg
I'm a big old egotistical baby and that's okay. I can accept it.
7
Matt Gonzalez
If you run for mayor, people say you're being egotistical. If you decide you won't run for mayor, people say you're being self-centered and egotistical.
8
Eric Heiden
I'm not a big fan of those who are egotistical and so outspoken.
9
Brian Helgeland
It's such an egotistical thing to be able to just stand there and say, 'Action!' It's like being a little mini-god.
10
Rogers Hornsby
I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EGOTISTICAL»

Discover the use of egotistical in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to egotistical and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dead Egotistical Morons: A Paul Turner Mystery
When the lead singer of the nation's most popular "boy band" group is murdered in the shower immediately after finishing a concert tour, Chicago police detective Paul Turner finds himself enmeshed in a particularly difficult case.
Mark Richard Zubro, 2003
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Where Is My Place in This World: From Egotistical to ...
This book focuses on questions like: Is psychology the new spirituality, how ego can create distractions, why do we need to learn in life and would all the learning do for us, how to distinguish the ego from the higher self, how to self ...
Roya Rad, 2010
3
Aversive Interpersonal Behaviors
FEATURES OF EGOTISTICAL BEHAVIOR As we use the term, egotism is characterized by an exaggerated estimate of one's intellect, ability, importance, appearance, wit, or other valued personal characteristics. Egotistical behavior is  ...
Robin M. Kowalski, 1997
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Lady Caroline and the Egotistical Earl:
Terry Spear. Also by Terry Spear: Romantic Suspense: Deadly Fortunes, In the Dead of the Night, Relative Danger, Bound by Danger The Highlanders Series: Winning the Highlander's Heart, The Accidental Highland Hero, Highland Rake, ...
Terry Spear
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Proceedings of the Parliament of South Australia
Yes; it was a most egotistical representation of myself. 5217. Egotistical on Mr. Patters0n's part ?-—\Vell it represented me as being an egotistical man. 5218. What you tell the board is that when you said “ fulsomc” you meant egotistical ?
South Australia. Parliament, 1886
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The One-Way Relationship Workbook: Step-by-Step Help for ...
Part I of this workbook helps you understand the mind of a narcissist and how narcissistic behavior affects the way you feel, think, and behave around this person.
Alan Cavaiola, Neil Lavender, 2011
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Sketches by Boz
X. THE EGOTISTICAL COUPLE Egotism in couples is of two kinds.—It is our purpose to show this by two examples. The egotistical couple may be young, old, middle-aged, well to do, or ill to do; they may have a small family, a large family, ...
Charles Dickens, 2004
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The Pickwick papers. Pictures from Italy. American notes. ...
The egotistical couple may be young, old, middle-aged, well-to-do, or ill-to-do ; they may have a small family, a large family, or no family at all. There is no outward sign by which an egotistical couple may be known and avoided. They come ...
Charles Dickens, 1879
9
Sunday under three heads, and other sketches
"To be sure, I remember that," said the egotistical gentleman; "but are you quite certain that didn't apply to the other anecdote about the Emperor of Austria and the pump?" " Upon my word, then, I think it did," replied his wife. "To be sure it did, " ...
Charles Dickens, 1884
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The Works of Charles Dickens: Sketches by Boz
may never purchase their experience as dearly as we have bought ours; I hope they never may!' Having put down Mrs. Briggs upon this theme, and settled theI question thus, the egotistical gentleman turned to us, and, after a few preliminary  ...
Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank, 1901

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EGOTISTICAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term egotistical is used in the context of the following news items.
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Donald Trump's unapologetic racism
Americans are trying to elect someone who can actually move this country forward, and Trump is simply an egotistical multimillionaire abusing ... «The Daily Cougar, Jul 15»
2
Review: 'Self/less,' immortal and feels so dumb
This is a selfish, egotistical man. The doctor behind the controversial “shedding” procedure, Albright (a mustache-twirling Matthew Goode), ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
3
'White and Shadows' comes to ArtShare
And it's not to give the artist any egotistical credit; I think a lot of artwork is kind of mindlessly created. I have some friends that are incredibly ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Jul 15»
4
Give the devil a voice in the boardroom
It will be anathema to leaders who are insecure, egotistical, arrogant or dominant.” Still unconvinced? A parting shot from Mr Fastow, ex- of ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Man punches cougar in the face to save his dog
After firing a warning shot, the clearly egotistical cougar continued to walk towards Hanson, thus forcing Hanson to take another shot at the wild ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
6
He's the face of Canadian MMA, can Rory MacDonald become the …
Prizefighting is an innately egotistical act. The very nature of the sport is to accept a monetary value to prove one's worth against another ... «Bloody Elbow, Jul 15»
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AC/DC's Rudd given home detention for threatening to kill
The Crown said Rudd acted in an intimidating and egotistical manner when he didn't get outcome he wanted with his solo album. The morning ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
8
Opinion: South Sudan - mired in misery after four years of …
Kiir and Machar are not going to abandon their egotistical ways for the benefit of the people. Observers have almost lost count of the number of ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
9
Miguel & Photographer Daniel Sannwald Talk Wildheart …
“The empowerment of knowing and trusting yourself and your intuition, you do feel very powerful — not in an egotistical way but in a free way. «Hip-Hop Wired, Jul 15»
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Ciara And Russell Wilson, How About A Little Discretion?
How you took it, “God sent me to save her”, which is an egotistical thought, is not what I got. I took it as, “she's a good woman and God sent me ... «Madame Noire, Jul 15»

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