egoist
pronunciation
How to pronounce egoist in British English:
UK [ˈiːɡəʊɪst]
How to pronounce egoist in American English:
US [ˈiːɡoʊɪst]
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- Noun:
- a conceited and self-centered person
- a self-centered person with little regard for others
Word Origin
- egoist (n.)
- 1763, in metaphysics, "one who maintains there is no evidence of the existence of anything but the self" (taking ego in a sense of "thinking subject"), from French égoiste (1755); see ego + -ist. Meaning "selfish person" is from 1879. Related: Egoistic; egoistical.
Antonym
Example
- 1. That is the perfect egoist .
- 2. I just wish you wouldn 't act like such an egoist all the time .
- 3. When you 're an egoist , none of the harm you do is intentional .
- 4. They 're making me fell egoist , and it 's not fair .
- 5. I 'm an egoist and a stubborn person and I 'll fight to the end for any chance I can get .