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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

egoísta

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eɣoˈista

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Egoistic/ˌiː.ɡoʊˈɪs.tɪk/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Su actitud egoísta molestó a todos en la oficina."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Demonstrating or characterized by an excessive concern with oneself and one's own interests, advantages, or well-being to the exclusion of others.

    "His egoistic attitude made it difficult for him to maintain long-term friendships."
  2. 2

    Relating to or practicing moral egoism, the philosophical theory that individuals ought to act in their own self-interest.

    "The professor lectured on the egoistic framework of ethical philosophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Modern Latin 'egoistus', which was coined from the Latin pronoun 'ego' (meaning 'I') combined with the suffix '-ist'. It emerged in the late 18th century to describe behavior driven by an excessive focus on oneself and self-interest.

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