egoism
noun /ˈiːɡəʊɪzəm/, /ˈeɡəʊɪzəm/
/ˈiːɡəʊɪzəm/
(also egotism
[uncountable] (disapproving) /ˈiːɡətɪzəm/, /ˈeɡətɪzəm/
/ˈiːɡətɪzəm/
)- the fact of thinking that you are better or more important than anyone else
- His egoism prevented him from really loving anyone but himself.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French égoïsme and modern Latin egoismus, from Latin ego ‘I’.