| 单词 | egomaniac |
| 释义 | egomaniac (once / 90918 pages) n An egomaniac is a person who's obsessively self-absorbed. An egomaniac might only take photos of himself — never of another person. Just because you like to take selfies doesn't make you an egomaniac — a true egomaniac has a psychological disorder that makes him believe that he is the greatest, most important person in the world. You can also use the word to describe someone you know who's a self-centered jerk, though. Egomaniac, coined in the early 19th century, combines ego, "the self," or in Latin, I, and maniac, from the Greek mania, "madness or frenzy." WORD FAMILYegomaniac: egomaniacs+/egomania: egomaniac, egomanias USAGE EXAMPLESThis was not the work of gurus or messiahs or political egomaniacs. New York Times(Dec 13, 2016) “Your support of Trump defines you as a supporter of a con man, egomaniac, racist,” wrote Jeff Milewski of Michigan. New York Times(Nov 08, 2016) But with that has come no small amount of scathingly personal criticism: that Mr. Landis is an egomaniac; pretentious and obnoxious. New York Times(Oct 20, 2016) n an abnormally egotistical person Hyper egoist, egotist, swellhead a conceited and self-centered person |
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