egoism
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- noun
- /ˈiːɡoʊɪzəm/
- In contrast, a degree of egoism penetrates the spirit of modern professional caring.
- a form of egoism
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Watch on YouTubeNo, no, it's, it's a little bit getting away from the egoism that normally motivates you.
- No, no, it's, it's a little bit getting away from the egoism that normally motivates you.
- And the world indeed, is in many respect a conflict of incompatible egoisms who are held in check.
- And maybe a a lack of regard for human life, egoism, any of these sorts of things.
Examples
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This is the age-old clash between egoism and altruism.
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So altruism is about others, egoism is about the self.
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The tendencies of human subjects towards rationalization, towards taking the easier road, and towards egoism are well known.
Academic text (1990) -
Let feeble souls from fear or absurd egoism cherish such thoughts.
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Encountering alterity may bring about all types of feelings related to both egoism and altruism.
Academic text (2006) -
We will protect them as long as they still require protection, while working toward a day when the creatures of this earth no longer have to suffer man's egoism, insensitivity, and greed.
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Summing up, with the end of ideology and the ascendancy of relativism and egoism, the moral authority of the family has been severely impaired.
Academic text (1991) -
But what the public fails to recognize—what they fail to admit, in their collective egoism—is that a born biophysicist benefits us all.
Fiction book (1997) -
Many politicians are often accused of egoism when they prioritize their own agendas over the needs of their constituents.
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His egoism was evident when he dismissed his friend's concerns in favor of his own interests.
Synonyms
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Wanting what is best for you and not caring about others
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3.0
Caring only about yourself and not about other people
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6.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
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6.1
Thinking and talking about yourself too much and feeling better than others
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8.1
Being very interested only in your own thoughts and feelings and ignoring other people
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5.8
Only caring about your own needs and wants
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Care for your own needs and interests
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A habit of putting your own needs before other people's
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8.8
Believing your own needs and views are more important than other people's
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8.2
Too much love of yourself that makes you ignore other people
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9.5
Putting your own needs before the needs of other people
Antonyms
How Self-Centered
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7.2
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word egoism comes from ego 'I' plus -ism 'a way of acting or belief', and the same ego appears in egocentric. So egoism means a habit or tendency to put 'I' and your own needs first, sometimes ignoring others.