e·go·ma·ni·a

(ē′gō-mā′nē-ə, -mān′yə)

Obsessive preoccupation with the self.

e′go·ma′ni·ac′ (-nē-ăk′) n.

e′go·ma·ni′a·cal (-mə-nī′ə-kəl) adj.

e′go·ma·ni′a·cal·ly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

egomaniac - an abnormally egotistical person

egoist, egotist, swellhead - a conceited and self-centered person

egomaniac

noun egotist, boaster, swaggerer, self-seeker, braggart, braggadocio, narcissist, bighead (informal), blowhard (informal), self-admirer Adam's clever enough, but he's also something of an egomaniac.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

egomaniac

noun

A conceited, self-centered person:

egocentric, egoist, egotist, narcissist.

Informal: swellhead.

Translations

egomano

égomaniaque

egomaniac

[ˌegəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] N → ególatra mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

egomaniac

[ˌiːgəʊˈmeɪniæk ˌɛgəʊˈmeɪniæk] n → égocentrique mf

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

egomaniac

n → Egomane m, → Egomanin f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

egomaniac

[ˌiːgəʊˈmeɪnɪæk] n → egocentrico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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