Webster's English Dictionary

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egotism

ego.tism \'e--g*-.tiz-*m also 'eg-*-\ n [L ego + E -tism (as in idiotism)] 
   1a: excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun  1b: the 
   practice of talking about oneself too much  2: an exaggerated sense of 
   self-importance