egomania

egomania
egomaniac, n.egomaniacal /ee'goh meuh nuy"i keuhl, eg'oh-/, adj.
/ee'goh may"nee euh, -mayn"yeuh, eg'oh-/, n.
psychologically abnormal egotism.
[1815-25; EGO + -MANIA; modeled on monomania]

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