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egoistic

/ˌeɡəʊˈɪstɪk/adjective

उच्चारण एगोइस्टिक

स्वार्थी, अहंवादी, आत्मकेंद्रित

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SSC Exams before 2018
adjective
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    disapproving

    thinking only about yourself and what is best for you

    स्वार्थी, अहंवादी, आत्मकेंद्रित

    • an egoistic attitude
    • His egoistic habit of interrupting others made teamwork very difficult.
    • An egoistic leader rarely listens to the opinions of his team.
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    • His egoistic remarks annoyed even his closest friends.
    • She was too egoistic to admit that she had made a mistake.

    Synonyms selfish self-centred self-seeking egocentric self-absorbed

    Opposite altruistic selfless unselfish generous

◇Word family
egoism nounegoist noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

e·go·is·tic

With -go-is- (not 'egotistic', which is related but different).

-go-is- के साथ ('egotistic' नहीं, जो संबंधित पर भिन्न है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart egoistic (selfish, thinking only of your own interest) and egotistic (talking and thinking too much about yourself, boastful).

Egoistic (स्वार्थी, केवल अपने हित की सोच) और egotistic (अपने बारे में बहुत सोचने और बोलने वाला, शेखीबाज़) को अलग रखिए।

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One-word substitution

A person who cares only about himself is an egoist; one who helps others without thinking of himself an altruist.

केवल अपनी परवाह करने वाला egoist; बिना अपने बारे में सोचे दूसरों की मदद करने वाला altruist।