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Meanings of
egoism
in English
Russian
эгоист
Portuguese
egoísmo
Catalan
egocentrisme
Spanish
egoísta
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Concern for your own interests and welfare.
egocentrism
self-interest
self-concern
self-centeredness
altruism
Related terms
moral quality
Russian
эгоист
The tendency to think of self and self-interest.
selfishness
egotism
Synonyms
Examples for "
selfishness
"
selfishness
egotism
Examples for "
selfishness
"
1
A disbelief in God results in
selfishness
,
and in various moral catastrophes.
2
Russia stands for reaction; England for
selfishness
and perfidy; France for decadence.
3
The life that rejoices in solitude may be only rejoicing in
selfishness
.
4
The persecutions of the early Church originated partly in
selfishness
and superstition.
5
It needs much discipline and watchfulness; it excludes all self-will and
selfishness
.
1
Then it was that in the stupidity of his
egotism
he said:
2
Henceforth, you will no longer live in the selfish
egotism
of solitude.
3
Carew was all in all: his devouring
egotism
swallowed up historical association.
4
At least a bank manager's money is not so tainted by
egotism
.
5
Her shallowness soothed him; her inconsequent
egotism
helped him to forget himself.
Usage of
egoism
in English
1
It was an ideal style to promote a policy of 'sacred
egoism
'
.
2
For us the future means
egoism
;
further than that we cannot see.
3
He hated them all; he felt himself crushed by this universal
egoism
.
4
The magnificent
egoism
of mankind in love struck her as distinctly diverting.
5
The girl found his incredible
egoism
at once amusing and extremely exasperating.
6
The old distinction between
egoism
and altruism is thus an artificial one.
7
We think of
egoism
and intellectualism as closely confined to the arts.
8
Yes, modesty; for
egoism
such as he had was not foolish pride.
9
They fittingly express the consummate
egoism
with which I was then afflicted.
10
My love had blinded my wisdom with the heavy mask of
egoism
.
11
This petrifaction of
egoism
would from amazedly to austerely refuse the petition.
12
For the robust
egoism
of Mr. Burns is largely a class pride.
13
The story was sentimental drivel, full of whimpering soft-heartedness and gushing
egoism
.
14
He could not help laughing at her
egoism
:
and she laughed too.
15
The fierce, tender
egoism
of her love filled him with exultant pride.
16
With a child's
egoism
I seized only upon my own particular case.
Other examples for "egoism"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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egoism
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
national egoism
own egoism
pure egoism
male egoism
selfish egoism
More collocations
Translations for
egoism
Russian
эгоист
самолюбие
эгоизм
Portuguese
egoísmo
egotista
egocentrismo
Catalan
egocentrisme
egoisme
Spanish
egoísta
egoista
egoísmo
egocentrismo
egoismo
Egoism
through the time
Egoism
across language varieties
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