Egomaniacal
[ee-goh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh, eg-oh-] /ˌi goʊˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə, ˌɛg oʊ-/
noun
1.
psychologically abnormal .
/ˌiːɡəʊˈmeɪnɪə; ˌɛɡ-/
noun (psychiatry)
1.
obsessive love for oneself and regard for one’s own needs
2.
any action dictated by this point of view
n.
1825, from ego + mania.
egomania e·go·ma·ni·a (ē’gō-mā’nē-ə, -mān’yə, ěg’ō-)
n.
Extreme appreciation or preoccupation with the self.
egomania [(ee-goh-may-nee-uh)]
An extreme egotism.
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