egomaniac
Other forms: egomaniacs
An egomaniac is a person who's obsessively self-absorbed. An egomaniac might only take photos of himself — never of another person.
Just because you like to take selfies doesn't make you an egomaniac — a true egomaniac has a psychological disorder that makes him believe that he is the greatest, most important person in the world. You can also use the word to describe someone you know who's a self-centered jerk, though. Egomaniac, coined in the early 19th century, combines ego, "the self," or in Latin, I, and maniac, from the Greek mania, "madness or frenzy."
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an abnormally egotistical person
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Vocabulary lists containing egomaniac
Let's face it. Long before smart phones and social media, people have been preoccupied with the way they look. Here are some words that go way back, but are just as useful in today's selfie-obsessed world.
Learn these words derived from the Greek word mania, meaning "madness or frenzy," as well as "passion and enthusiasm."
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