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egomaniacal

[ee-goh-muh-nahy-i-kuhl, eg-oh-] / ˌi goʊ məˈnaɪ ɪ kəl, ˌɛg oʊ- /


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My ex is an egomaniacal actor who once said, “I think I’d like you more if you were repped by a reputable agency like CAA.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

Sitting for the “Filmmaker Toolkit” podcast, Eggers joked to host Chris O’Falt, “It feels ugly and blasphemous and egomaniacal and disgusting for a filmmaker in my place to do ‘Nosferatu’ next.”

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

“In the hands of a lesser actor, Giorgio could easily come across as a one-dimensional, egomaniacal bully,” says Read.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Every chance you get, squint a little, so you can see whom they will become once they’re out of this egomaniacal cocoon.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2023

His egomaniacal behaviour and his almost Rousseauesque fear and suspicion of others were only the external manifestations of his inner discrepancies.

From The Case Of Wagner, Nietzsche Contra Wagner, and Selected Aphorisms. by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm




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