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Egotism vs Self-conceit - What's the difference?

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Egotism is a related term of self-conceit.


As nouns the difference between egotism and self-conceit

is that egotism is a tendency to talk excessively about oneself while self-conceit is conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments; vanity.

egotism

English

(wikipedia egotism)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A tendency to talk excessively about oneself.
  • A belief that one is superior to or more important than others.
  • Egoism.
  • (countable) The result or product of being egoistic.

    • Synonyms

    * pride, vanity, conceit * egocentrism, egoism

    Related terms

    * egotist * egotistic * egotistical

    See also

    * solipsism

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ism

    self-conceit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments; vanity.

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