English

Noun
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1. Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest. Considered by Objectivists to be an antonym of "egotist," and has the meaning "rational self-interest."

Synonyms
selfishness

Antonyms
altruism

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|egoizam|m
French: égoïsme
German: t+|de|Egoismus|m
Portuguese: egoísmo m
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Related terms
ego
egoistic
egotistic

See also
ethnocentrism
misanthropy (hatred of human race)
narcissism
Category:English nouns ending in -ism

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