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/ˈi.ɡoʊˌɪ.zəm/
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IY1 G OW0 IH2 Z AH0 M
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The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: egocentricity, selfishness, solipsism, egoism, egomism, hoggery, interestedness, me-firstism, philauty, porkishness, selfhood, self-absorption, self-centeredness, self-interestedness, self-obsession, self-servingness, suicism
Antonyms: altruism
The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Egotism (tendency to talk excessively about oneself).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, nonstandard, uncountable
Qualifier: by confusion of the similar words
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concern for your own interests and welfare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: egocentrism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness
Antonyms: altruism
Broader terms: trait
(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: theory
From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -ism.
Across languages
Translations 45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
أَنَانِيَّة
(ʔanāniyya)
— tendency to think of self
Belarusian :
эгаі́зм
(ehaízm)
— tendency to think of self
Bulgarian :
егои́зъм
(egoízǎm)
— tendency to think of self
Catalan :
egoisme
— tendency to think of self
Chinese Mandarin :
自我主義 /自我主义
(zìwǒzhǔyì)
— tendency to think of self
Chinese Mandarin :
利己主義 /利己主义
(lìjǐzhǔyì)
— tendency to think of self
Chinese Mandarin :
唯我主義 /唯我主义
(wéiwǒzhǔyì)
— tendency to think of self
Czech :
sobectví
— tendency to think of self
Czech :
egoismus
— tendency to think of self
Danish :
egoism
— tendency to think of self
Dutch :
egoïsme
— tendency to think of self
Dutch :
zelfzucht
— tendency to think of self
Esperanto :
egoismo
— tendency to think of self
Finnish :
itsekkyys
— tendency to think of self
Finnish :
egoismi
— tendency to think of self
French :
égoïsme
— tendency to think of self
Georgian :
ეგოიზმი
(egoizmi)
— tendency to think of self
Georgian :
ანგარება
(angareba)
— tendency to think of self
Georgian :
მეთავისეობა
(metaviseoba)
— tendency to think of self
German :
Egoismus
— tendency to think of self
Hindi :
अहंकार
(ahaṅkār)
— tendency to think of self
Hindi :
अभिमान
(abhimān)
— tendency to think of self
Hindi :
घमंड
(ghamaṇḍ)
— tendency to think of self
Icelandic :
egóismi
— tendency to think of self
Ido :
egoismo
— tendency to think of self
Indonesian :
egoisme
— tendency to think of self
Japanese :
利己主義
(rikoshugi)
— tendency to think of self
Kazakh :
өзімшілдік
(özımşıldık)
— tendency to think of self
Latin :
amor sui
— tendency to think of self
Malayalam :
അഹംഭാവം
(ahambhāvaṁ)
— tendency to think of self
Persian :
خودخواهی
— tendency to think of self
Polish :
egoizm
— tendency to think of self
Polish :
samolubność
— tendency to think of self
Polish :
samolubstwo
— tendency to think of self
Portuguese :
egoísmo
— tendency to think of self
Russian :
эгои́зм
(egoízm)
— tendency to think of self
Serbo-Croatian :
samoljublje
— tendency to think of self
Serbo-Croatian :
egoizam
— tendency to think of self
Spanish :
egoísmo
— tendency to think of self
Swedish :
egoism
— tendency to think of self
Thai :
อัตนิยม
(àt-dtà-ní-yom)
— tendency to think of self
Thai :
อัตตานิยม
(àt-dtaa-ní-yom)
— tendency to think of self
Thai :
อัตตัตถนิยม
(àt-dtàt-tà-nì-yom)
— tendency to think of self
Turkish :
egoizm
— tendency to think of self
Ukrainian :
егої́зм
(ehojízm)
— tendency to think of self
