How to pronounce egotism
American English pronunciation
EE-guh-tiz-um
- IPA
- /ˈiɡəˌtɪzəm/
- Syllables
- EE · guh · tiz · um (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What egotism means
The habit of talking and thinking far too much about yourself
In a sentence: His egotism showed when he spent the whole dinner talking about his own trophies.
Where it comes from: It is built on ego, the Latin word for I, with an extra t added, perhaps to match words like despotism.
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