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ego trip
ego tripn. Slang An act, experience, or course of behavior that gratifies the ego.ego trip n something undertaken to boost or draw attention to a person's own image or appraisal of himself or herself vb (intr) , -trips, -tripping or -trippedto act in this waye′go trip`
n. something done primarily to satisfy one's vanity. [1965–70] e′go-trip`, v.i. -tripped, -trip•ping. e′go-trip`per, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ego trip - an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importanceself-aggrandisement, self-aggrandizementaggrandisement, aggrandizement, elevation - the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; "the aggrandizement of the king"; "his elevation to cardinal" |
ego tripnounSlang. A regarding of oneself with undue favor:amour-propre, conceit, ego, egoism, egotism, narcissism, pride, vainglory, vainness, vanity.Translationsego trip
ego tripA display of superiority and self-centeredness. Are you on an ego trip? I'm not one of your lowly interns, so you can get your own coffee! The boss must have been on a real ego trip when he decided to name the building after himself.See also: ego, tripego tripBehavior or activities undertaken mainly out of vanity or for self-gratification. For example, She's really on an ego trip, trying out for the lead. [1960s] See also: ego, tripego trip n. a public expression of one’s feelings of importance or superiority. The guy is on another ego trip. Pay no attention. See also: ego, tripego tripA display of self-importance, a vehicle for self-satisfaction: for example, “These annual art shows of hers are simply an ego trip; she has no talent whatsoever.” This pejorative term dates from the second half of the 1900s. It brands someone as an egotist, which Ambrose Bierce defined as “A person of low taste, more interested in himself than in me” (The Devil’s Dictionary, 1911).See also: ego, tripego trip
Synonyms for ego tripnoun a regarding of oneself with undue favorSynonyms- amour-propre
- conceit
- ego
- egoism
- egotism
- narcissism
- pride
- vainglory
- vainness
- vanity
Synonyms for ego tripnoun an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importanceSynonyms- self-aggrandisement
- self-aggrandizement
Related Words- aggrandisement
- aggrandizement
- elevation
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