n. Function: noun
1 an exaggerated sense of one's own importance FF1C; in believing that he was indispensable, he exhibited consummate egotism FF1E;
Synonyms: egoism, self-importance
Related Words: conceit, conceitedness, narcissism, self-esteem, self-love, vainness; boastfulness, boasting, bragging, gasconade, gasconism, megalomania, vaunting
Contrasted Words: humility, lowliness; bashfulness, diffidence, shyness; modesty
Antonyms: altruism
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Synonyms: CONCEIT 2, egoism, pride, self-consequence, self-glory, self-importance, self-opinion, self-pride, swellheadedness, vainglory
Related Words: arrogance, superiority; contempt
Contrasted Words: humbleness, self-effacement
Antonyms: humility