egoism
The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mindThe tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
» Egoism is the prime cause of cancer of the soul.
Эгоизм — это первопричина рака души.
Егоїзм — першопричина раку душі.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The tendency to think selfishly with exclusive self-interest in mind.
Egoismus
эгои́змegoízm
егої́змehojízm
(countable, uncountable)The belief that moral behavior should be directed toward one's self-interest only.
(countable, nonstandard, uncountable)Egotism (tendency to talk excessively about oneself).
- concern for your own interests and welfare
- (ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare is the basis of morality
Examples
5 sentencesEgoism is the prime cause of cancer of the soul.
Егоїзм — першопричина раку душі. — marko
ruЭгоизм — это первопричина рака души. — odexed
The opposite of egoism is communism.
The pillars of the new world are materialism, egoism and idiocy.
Egoism - complaining about the egoism of others and not realizing one's own.
Our egoism is so great that we believe that when it storms it thunders only for us.
Translations
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Origin
From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -From French égoïsme, from New Latin egoismus, from Latin ego. By surface analysis, ego + -ism.
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Forms
plural: egoismsSynonyms
20 synonyms- concern for your own interests and welfare:egocentrismself-interestself-concernself-centeredness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable