egomaniac

[ ee-goh-mey-nee-ak, eg-oh- ]

noun

1. someone who displays egomania, a tendency to refer to oneself excessively and boastfully:

   Academic research appears to be a rat race of high-strung egomaniacs fighting over grant money, recognition, and their scientific legacies.

2. someone who displays excessive selfishness and self-centeredness:

   Many have claimed that social media will turn us all into narcissists, egomaniacs, and internet addicts.

Other Words From

• e·go·ma·ni·a·cal [ee-goh-m, uh, -, nahy, -i-k, uh, l, eg-oh-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of egomaniac¹

ego ( def ) + maniac ( def )

Example Sentences

Of course, Trump who has shown himself to be an egomaniac and a narcissist, declared that he won.

From Salon

Donald Trump is an egomaniac who believes he is a martyr-prophet-warrior who is on a mission from God to become the country’s first dictator.

From Salon

Trump, a man who is notoriously thin-skinned, an obvious narcissist and egomaniac, and generally very emotional, took President Biden’s bait.

From Salon

He is an egomaniac, a fabulist, and a megalomaniac who believes that he has godlike powers.

From Salon

“But I also think the Biden campaign is going to be smart about this. They’re going to make sure everybody knows the consequences of throwing your vote away on some egomaniac’s vanity project.”

From Seattle Times