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meism

meism noun: egotism; a focus on, or obsession with, oneself.

Noun

meism (usually uncountable, plural meisms)

  1. (colloquial, usually) Egotism; a focus on, or obsession with, oneself.
    • They teach that everyone is a separate entity, and you should look out for number one, creating a selfish meism society.2011, Konrad McKane, Alkaya: The Legend of Empyro, page 14
    • The new hippies, most of them, were just people who didn't buy into the rampant meism we were fed as children and teenagers.2005, Christopher McEnroe, It's Only the Enemy Screaming, page 119

Forms of meism

pluralmeisms
alternative formme-ism

Origin of meism

From me + -ism.

Questions about meism

What does meism mean?
Meism means egotism; a focus on, or obsession with, oneself.
What part of speech is meism?
Meism is a noun.
What is the plural of meism?
The plural of meism is meisms.

Words near meism in the dictionary

  1. meishi
  2. meishis
  3. Meishuchuan
  4. Meisinger
  5. Meisingers
  6. meism
  7. meisms
  8. Meisner
  9. Meisner technique
  10. Meisners
  11. Meissa

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