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egomaniac

egomaniac

17 8.2
A person who thinks only about themselves and always wants attention
  • noun
  • /ˌiːɡoʊˈmeɪniæk/
  • Offensive
translation icon : ególatra
  • A self-important egomaniac who likes to toot his own horn.
  • pompous egomaniac
  • narcissistic egomaniac
  • selfish egomaniac

Well, and they're all egomaniacs and it's all all about them.

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Examples

  • Everyone at the meeting rolled their eyes at the egomaniac who dominated the conversation.

  • This is not about you, you egomaniac.

  • Why do I let that egomaniac judge my work?

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Basically telling the egomaniac there is not one single idea of yours we wish to keep?

    Blog text (15)
  • No different from any other egomaniac in history who just wanted to control everything they were in contact with.

    Blog text (16)
  • He's an egomaniac more interested in being right than in building a relationship.

    Blog text (3)
  • I mean, the guy is just an egomaniac, narcissistic fool.

  • You are such a deluded egomaniac.

  • Frankly, I think KD is an egomaniac and a blowhard.

    Blog text (6)
  • It doesn't trouble you that he's a complete egomaniac?

Synonyms

narcissist
vsegomaniac
  • Offensive
43 7.2

A person who thinks they are very important and wants constant attention

is more obsessively self centered than simple self admiration
megalomaniac
vsegomaniac
8 9.9

A person who wants power very much and thinks they are more important than other people

is self focused too but emphasizes power and grandeur more than self love
egotist
vsegomaniac
  • Offensive
4 6.8

A person who thinks they are better than others and often talks about themselves

is more obsessively self centered and extreme in that self focus
braggart
vsegomaniac
  • Offensive
4 7.7

A person who talks a lot about themselves to show off

is more fundamentally obsessed with self rather than only showing off
egoist
vsegomaniac
  • Offensive
3 6.7

A person who thinks mainly about themselves and their needs

is more obsessively self centered and extreme in self concern
cabezon
vsegomaniac
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who thinks they are better than others

is more obsessively self centered rather than merely proud or arrogant
egocentric
vsegomaniac
6.8

A person who thinks only about themselves and ignores other people's feelings

is more obsessively self centered rather than merely uncaring about others
solipsist
vsegomaniac
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who thinks only about themselves and ignores others

is more about obsessive self attention rather than denying others' minds
swellhead
vsegomaniac
  • Offensive
9.4

A person who thinks they are better than other people

is more intensely self absorbed and obsessive than the informal label

Antonyms

3 6.7

A person who cares about others and helps them without expecting anything back

How Selfish

egomaniac
  • Offensive
17 8.2
narcissist
  • Offensive
43 7.2
egotist
  • Offensive
4 6.8

Surface Forms

egomaniac singular
egomaniacs plural

Morphology

egomaniac = maniac (transparent) = ego + maniac

The meaning is directly derived from 'ego' (self) + 'maniac' (person with mania), yielding someone obsessively self-centered.

Etymology

The word egomaniac comes from ego ('I' or 'self') and mania ('madness'), the same idea you see in egotist. So an egomaniac is someone who is 'mad' about themselves, very self-centered and always wanting attention.