How to pronounce illeism
American English pronunciation
IL-ee-iz-um
- IPA
- /ˈɪli.ɪzəm/
- Syllables
- IL · ee · iz · um (4 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What illeism means
The habit of using your own name in place of I
In a sentence: When my brother Max said "Max wants more pancakes," we all laughed at his illeism.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin word ille, meaning he or that man, and was made to match the word egoism.
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