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[ noun ] attempting to get personal recognition for yourself (especially by unacceptable means)

Synonyms

self-interest self-concern self-centeredness egocentrism

Related terms

altruism trait self-love

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Rhymes with

jingoism embolism heroism ism recidivism leninism eroticism stalinism jansenism diamagnetism cynicism nativism elitism classicism conservativism skepticism positivism negativism activism fetishism lyricism criticism collectivism pacifism darwinism mysticism gnosticism feminism narcissism relativism hinduism extremism elitism ergotism egalitarianism surrealism legalism hooliganism imperialism microorganism sectarianism antagonism materialism colonialism totalitarianism authoritarianism paganism egotism parochialism organism arianism patriotism favoritism altruism synergism catechism realism deism pietism idealism surrealism defeatism botulism mesmerism careerism barbarism futurism fascism adventurism thatcherism plagiarism theism paternalism hypnotism chauvinism humanism ostracism symbolism geotropism fundamentalism ferromagnetism formalism optimism romanticism federalism rheumatism fanaticism fatalism neutralism nepotism republicanism centralism mutualism diastrophism environmentalism empiricism capitalism emotionalism nationalism electromagnetism dynamism radicalism dogmatism anachronism aneurism conservatism stigmatism despotism moralism americanism catholicism autism puritanism monasticism determinism feudalism euphemism professionalism anti-catholicism metabolism unionism mechanism mercantilism pragmatism animism populism magnetism communism liberalism naturalism satanism pluralism modernism sensationalism journalism minimalism hellenism hedonism pessimism astigmatism internationalism cannibalism anglo-catholicism vegetarianism nestorianism absenteeism protestantism parallelism absolutism nihilism opportunism atheism zionism escapism monetarism cronyism counterterrorism consumerism militarism mannerism terrorism aphorism judaism leftism secularism alcoholism impressionism individualism federalism obstructionism expressionism revisionism evangelism expansionism supernaturalism naturalism bolshevism stoicism dualism racialism provincialism creationism commercialism confucianism protectionism methodism socialism abolitionism liberalism separatism unilateralism isolationism perfectionism racism tourism polytheism schism sexism masochism taoism

Phonetic and Homophones

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