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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

Friends could now get together, conversation could range over personalities, egotisms have their day, and bygones be disinterred without need of an explanation.

From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Charles James Lever

And yet somehow her very weakness and sweetness, her delicate uncomplainingness seemed only to develope his own small egotisms and pugnacities.

From Eleanor by Mrs. Humphry Ward

They stood on the edge of the courtyard with all its indifferent pigeons struggling for a living, oblivious to the intricacies, secrecies and colossal egotisms of the men who passed into the House.

From The Rustle of Silk by Cosmo Hamilton

Her usual egotisms and arrogancies fell away ashamed.

From The Coryston Family A Novel by Mrs. Humphry Ward