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self-centeredness n.
self-importance n.

NOUN

self-centeredness

Synonyms

WEAK

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence preoccupation with self presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity vaunting

Antonyms

WEAK

altruism humility selflessness

NOUN

self-importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogance narcissism self-absorption selfishness

STRONG

boastfulness bragging conceit egoism immodesty pride self-aggrandizement self-centeredness self-praise vainglory vanity

WEAK

self-admiration vainness

Antonyms

STRONG

humility modesty shyness timidity

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egotisms

He warned against "egotisms" from prominent bench-warmers like Arjen Robben and Mario Gómez.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 28, 2013

So the common interests of two egotisms can alone make of these one egotism.

From The Intelligence of Woman by Walter Lionel George

But he must have written what Montaigne dictated, as the expressions and the egotisms are all Montaigne's.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 by Isaac Disraeli

Instead, we found you inflating yourself with all sorts of egotisms and vanities.

From The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic

Feel everything, tant que vous voudrez—but then soar superior and don't leave tatters of your precious person on every bush that happens to bristle with all the avidities and egotisms.

From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by Henry James