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Pronunciation: [ˈɛɡətˌɪsts] (IPA)

The word "egotists" refers to people who are overly self-centered and obsessed with their own achievements, thoughts and opinions. Synonyms for this term include narcissists, self-absorbed individuals, self-centered people, self-important individuals, self-obsessed people and self-serving egotists. Other synonyms for this term might include arrogant individuals, grandiose personalities, conceited people, or even those who may have a superiority complex. All of these terms share the same basic idea of an individual who views themselves as the center of the universe and prioritizes their own needs and desires above those of anyone else around them.
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Men are egotists, and absorb whatever comes in their way.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
Cranley was one of those egotists who do undoubtedly exist, but whose existence, when they are discovered, is a perpetual surprise even to the selfish race of men.
"The Mark Of Cain"
Andrew Lang
"Lovers are the most consummate of all egotists, and the most garrulous of all gossips.
"Kenelm Chillingly, Book 8."
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Famous quotes with Egotists

  • There are two kinds of egotists: Those who admit it, and the rest of us.
    Laurence J. Peter
  • Of all egotists, Montaigne, if not the greatest, was the most fascinating, because, perhaps, he was the least affected and most truthful.A man of genius belongs to no period and no country. He speaks the language of nature, which is always everywhere the same.
    Michel de Montaigne
  • We are having extreme difficulty with local gangs of “Survivalists.” Fortunately, these infestations of egotists are mostly too paranoid to band together. They’re as much trouble to each other as to us, I suppose. Still, they are becoming a real problem.
    David Brin

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