EGOISM Definition & Meaning

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egoism

[ee-goh-iz-uhm, eg-oh-]

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noun

the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal interest; selfishness (altruism ).
egotism or conceit.
Ethics.��the view that morality ultimately rests on self-interest.

egoism

/ ˈiːɡəʊˌɪzəm, ˈɛɡ- /

noun

concern for one's own interests and welfare
ethics the theory that the pursuit of one's own welfare is the highest good Compare altruism
self-centredness; egotism

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

antiegoism noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of egoism¹

First recorded in 1775–85; from French é��ï��, from New Latin egoismus, equivalent to ego ego ( def. ) + -ismus -ism ( def. )

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See egotism.

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“I think that in the dynamic of multilateral diplomacy, we need to avoid egoism, egoism of the north towards the south.”

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Such mythmaking adds to the public's belief in the possibility of the American dream and the praiseworthy egoism of genius.

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“A flat-out symbol of greed and egoism” is how his 76-story Columbia Center was dismissed by a former University of Washington School of Architecture dean.

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The egoism of being an actor is wonderful to laugh at.

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He can be a bully in part because he can temper his cruelty and egoism with the performance of a clown or a showman.

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ego ideal egoist

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