egomania
noun [U] /ˌiː.ɡəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/
/-ɡoʊ-/ disapprovingDefinition
› the state of considering yourself to be very important and able to do anything that you want to doSaddening, shocking and upsetting egomaniac /-æk/ noun [C] disapproving › a person with egomaniaUnpleasant people in generalUnpleasant men
(Definition of egomania noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- affecting adjective
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- bruising adjective
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