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egoitis

noun

Etymology

From ego + -itis.

  1. borrowed from ego
  2. suffixed as egoitis — “ego + itis”

Definitions

  1. A notional disease characterised by an overblown ego.

    • "Ah, she has caught the disease egoitis in a virulent form from her husband who was once a commercial traveller," Gastineau commented.
    • ...a compensatory egoitis that grew sarcastic and satirical in debate.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA