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Noun Egomania 7i:^Eu 7i:^Ou Ego·Ma·Nia Ego Merriam Webster's Collegiate

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ego·ma·nia

 \\ˌē-gō-ˈmā-nē-ə, -nyə\\ noun
 DATE  1825
: the quality or state of being extremely egocentric
• ego·ma·ni·ac 
 \\-nē-ˌak\\ noun
• ego·ma·ni·a·cal 
 \\-mə-ˈnī-ə-kəl\\ adjective
• ego·ma·ni·a·cal·ly 
 \\-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
English Etymology
egomania
  1825, from ego + mania.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
egomania
ego·mania 7e^Eu5meiniE7i:^Eu-NAmE 7i:^ou- / noun[U]
   a mental condition in which sb is interested in themselves or concerned about themselves in a way that is not normal
   极端利己;病态自我中心主义
 ego·maniac 7e^Eu5meiniAk7i:^Eu-NAmE 7i:^ou- / noun 
 ego·ma·ni·acal 7e^EumE5naiEkl7i:^Eu-NAmE 7i:^ou- / adj.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ego·ma·nia
\ˌēgōˈmānēə, -gəˈ-, -nyə sometimes ˌeg-\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from ego + -mania
: extreme egocentricity : abnormally developed egotism
 < religious individualism degenerating into egoism and producing even egomania — W.B.Selbie >

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