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egomania
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egomania /ego·ma·nia/ (e″go-ma´ne-ah) extreme self-centeredness; extreme egotism.
e·go·ma·ni·a (g-mn-, -mny, g-)
n.
Extreme appreciation or preoccupation with the self.
egomania
[ē′gōmā′nē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, ego, I, mania, madness
a pathologic preoccupation with the self and an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.


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Knowing going in that the 78th annual Academy Awards were meant to be good for us - as opposed to, say, the usual egomaniacal, exhibitionist, desperate, career-advancing fun - I decided that, this year, I would learn the great lessons Oscar's wise and enlightened voters saw fit to impart.
LIFE LESSONS FROM THE OSCARS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
But it's misleading to take his obstinate refusal to produce focused shows as a sign of either egomaniacal overreaching (although he does start off the present catalogue with a picture of himself at age sixteen touring Norway on a Vespa) or sheer laziness (although "Universal Experience" does reprise works from Bonami's past efforts at Manifesta and Venice).
"Universal Experience": Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago by Relyea, Lane / Artforum International
Are there some who consider Korean politics an arena for the arbitrary competition of valueless, power-hungry, egomaniacal Machiavellians?
Transforming Korean Politics: Democracy, Reform, and Culture by Kwak, Tae Yang / Pacific Affairs
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