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Egotistical

Having an inflated sense of one's own importance; excessively self-centered and vain.

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Imagine This

Picture a town hall where a speaker bursts onto the stage, interrupts everyone, and spends the entire time praising their own talents and achievements, while others in the audience shrink back in embarrassment.

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Sounds Like

eh-GOH-tih-stih-kuhl

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Looks Like

Contains the root 'ego' (self) and ends with the adjective suffix '-ical', signaling an adjective describing self-importance.

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Remember This

Egotistical shares the same root as 'ego' (self) and is closely related to 'egotism' and 'egotist'; it is a negative descriptor for someone overly concerned with themselves.

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Other Forms

egotismnoun

egotistnoun

egotisticadjective

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Connect With

self-centered, vanity, conceit, arrogance, narcissism

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Note

Egotistical is more commonly used in everyday language than 'egotistic.' It carries a stronger negative connotation and suggests boastful self-admiration rather than quiet self-confidence. Avoid using it when you simply mean 'self-confident' in a neutral sense.

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Examples

The egotistical movie star demanded that every shot feature him in the center of the frame.
Her egotistical remarks during the meeting caused her colleagues to lose respect for her.

Synonyms

self-centeredconceitedvainnarcissisticegocentric

Antonyms

humblemodestselfless

Etymology

From ego ('I' in Latin) + the suffix '-istic' with the adjectival ending '-al', formed to describe someone characterized by an inflated sense of self. Related forms include egotist, egotism, and egotistic.

Mnemonic

Ego Artist: imagine someone acting like an 'ego artist' who treats every moment as their own gallery, signing each moment with their name to show off self-importance.