| 单词 | egomania |
| 释义 | egomania (once / 56552 pages) n If you have an obsessive, intense love for yourself, you might have egomania. People who are diagnosed with egomania always put their own needs above those of others. Simply being vain or slightly self-absorbed isn't true egomania. People who actually suffer from egomania are out of touch with reality, having delusions of their own power and greatness, and often believe they're being persecuted or are terribly unappreciated by other people. The early 19th century word combines ego, "the self," or in Latin, I, with mania, "mental derangement," and in Greek "madness, passion, or fury." WORD FAMILYegomania: egomaniac, egomanias+/egomaniac: egomaniacs USAGE EXAMPLES“I would say the egomania, the total egocentricity of both men, and the inclination to mix lies and truth – that was very characteristic of Hitler.” The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) Other possible explanations — egomania, unacknowledged hearing loss — are likewise intractable and deserving of our forbearance. Washington Post(Oct 17, 2016) It’s entirely about Trump and his raging egomania. Washington Post(Sep 08, 2016) n an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs Hyper cacoethes, mania, passion an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action |
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