Egotism
Egotism noun - An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements.
Usage example: for someone who has won a Nobel Prize in physics, he is remarkably without egotism
Pretension and egotism are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretension" instead a noun "Egotism".
Pretension
Pretension noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: a woman full of pretension and pompousness
Egotism and pretension are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Egotism" instead a noun "Pretension".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and egotism
- conceit and pretension
- loftiness and egotism
- loftiness and pretension
- pride and egotism
- pride and pretension
- presumption and egotism
- presumption and pretension
- ostentation and egotism
- ostentation and pretension
- self-love and egotism
- self-love and pretension
- vainglory and egotism
- vainglory and pretension
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