egoism

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egoism

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Borrowed from French égoïsme. By surface analysis, ego- + -ism.

noun egoism · egoismul · egoismului · egoismule

neuter, uncountable egoism, selfishness

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egotism preoccupation with oneself
selfishness quality of being selfish

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"egoism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/egoism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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egoism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/egoism

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"egoism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/egoism.

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@misc{egoism_2026,
  title = {egoism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/egoism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}