Egotistical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛɡətˈɪstɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dəmˈɛstɪsˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dəmˈɛstɪsˌaɪz/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɛɡətˈɪstɪkəl/.

Examples

a conceited fool
an attitude of self-conceited arrogance
an egotistical disregard of others

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vain self-loving self-conceited egotistic swollen conceited narcissistic swollen-headed

Parts of Speech

adjective	characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance
adjective	characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance “a conceited fool”

Word Forms

egotism	noun	an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
egotist	noun	a conceited and self-centered person
narcissism	noun	an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself
vanity	noun	feelings of excessive pride

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

egoistisch

Charakteristisch für diejenigen, die eine überhöhte Vorstellung von ihrer eigenen Bedeutung haben

🇫🇷French

égoïste

caractéristique de ceux qui ont une idée exagérée de leur propre importance

🇪🇸Spanish

ególatra

Característica de aquellos que tienen una idea exagerada de su propia importancia.

🇮🇹Italian

egoista

caratteristica di coloro che hanno un'idea esagerata della propria importanza

🇳🇱Dutch

egoïstisch

kenmerkend voor degenen die een opgeblazen idee hebben van hun eigen belang

🇵🇹Portuguese

egoísta

característica daqueles que têm uma ideia inflada de sua própria importância

🇷🇺Russian

эгоистичный

характерно для тех, кто имеет завышенное представление о собственной значимости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घमंडी

अपने स्वयं के महत्व के बारे में फुलाए हुए विचार रखने वालों की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

অহংকারী

তাদের নিজস্ব গুরুত্ব সম্পর্কে একটি স্ফীত ধারণা আছে যারা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

அகங்காரமான

தங்களுடைய சொந்த முக்கியத்துவத்தை உயர்த்திய எண்ணம் கொண்டவர்களின் பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అహంభావి

వారి స్వంత ప్రాముఖ్యత గురించి పెంచిన ఆలోచన ఉన్నవారి లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

अहंकारी

त्यांच्या स्वतःच्या महत्त्वाची फुगलेली कल्पना असलेल्यांचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અહંકારી

તેમના પોતાના મહત્વ વિશે ફૂલેલા વિચાર ધરાવતા લોકોની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಹಂಕಾರಿ

ತಮ್ಮದೇ ಆದ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆಯ ಉಬ್ಬಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವವರ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഹംഭാവം

സ്വന്തം പ്രാധാന്യത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് ഊതിപ്പെരുപ്പിച്ച ധാരണയുള്ളവരുടെ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੰਕਾਰੀ

ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਹੱਤਤਾ ਬਾਰੇ ਇੱਕ ਫੁੱਲਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مغرور

ان لوگوں کی خصوصیت جو اپنی اہمیت کے بارے میں ایک فلا ہوا خیال رکھتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自我中心的

那些对自己的重要性有夸大想法的人的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

利己的な

自分の重要性について誇張した考えを持つ人の特徴

🇰🇷Korean

이기주의적인

자신의 중요성에 대해 과장된 생각을 갖고 있는 사람들의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tự cao tự đại

đặc điểm của những người có ý tưởng thổi phồng về tầm quan trọng của bản thân

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นคนเห็นแก่ตัว

ลักษณะเฉพาะของผู้ที่มีความคิดเกินจริงถึงความสำคัญของตนเอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

egois

karakteristik mereka yang memiliki gagasan berlebihan tentang kepentingan mereka sendiri

🇲🇾Malay

ego

ciri mereka yang mempunyai idea melambung tentang kepentingan mereka sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مغرور

سمة من سمات أولئك الذين لديهم فكرة مضخمة عن أهميتهم الخاصة

🇮🇷Persian

خودخواهانه

مشخصه کسانی است که تصوری متورم از اهمیت خود دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

bencil

Kendi önemi hakkında abartılı bir fikre sahip olanların özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

אגואיסטית

מאפיין את אלה שיש להם רעיון מנופח לגבי החשיבות שלהם

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