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self-centeredness n.
self-centeredness 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-centeredness

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

egocentricity self-admiration swellheadedness vaunting

Antonyms

STRONG

humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

WEAK

altruism selflessness

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egoisms

"Let us eradicate the prevailing mentality revolving around our ego and personal and national egoisms which determine every decision we take," he said.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2021

You are a charm in the Indian summer of my sweet and pure friendships, without egoisms, and without deceptions in consequence.

From The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by Aimée G. Leffingwel McKenzie

The larger issues narrowed to a conflict of two egoisms.

From Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life by Mrs. Campbell Praed

I begin this record with the columnar, self-reliant capital letter to signify that there is no disguise in its egoisms.

From Our Hundred Days in Europe by Oliver Wendell Holmes

The way a man handles his egoisms is a test of his mastery over an audience or a class of readers.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 by Various