Definition
To think or talk about yourself excessively, or to make something all about your own interests and desires.
Etymology
From ego (Latin for 'I') plus the suffix -ize (meaning 'to make' or 'to become'). The term emerged in the 19th century as psychology and philosophy began examining self-centered behavior more systematically.
Kelly Says
Egoize is like the verb form of what happens when someone can't stop making everything about themselves—it's the action version of ego, and it became popular right around the time Freud was revolutionizing how we think about the self.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቅስቃሴ ማድረግ
ɨnˈkʷɨsˈkʷasɛ madreɡ
BNবাংলা
স্বার্থপর হওয়া
sbaːrthɔpɔr ɦɔwa
CACatalà
egoitzar
eɡoˈi.tsar
CSČeština
egoizovat
ɛɡoˈizɔvat
DADansk
egoisere
eɡoˈisere
DEDeutsch
egoisieren
eɡoˈiːzən
ELΕλληνικά
εγωίζω
eɣoˈizo
ESEspañol
egoizar
eɣoˈiθar
FAفارسی
خودخواهی کردن
xodxāhi kardan
FISuomi
itsekkyyttää
itsekːyːtæ
FRFrançais
égoïser
eɡwize
GUGU
સ્વાર્થ કરવો
svaːrth kərəvo
HAHA
yi son kai
ji son kai
HEעברית
להיות אגואיסט
lehiyot aɡoʔaist
HIहिन्दी
स्वार्थ करना
svaːrth karnā
HUMagyar
önzésít
ønzɛʃiːt
IDBahasa Indonesia
meng ego
məŋ ɛɡo
IGIG
ịkpọkọta onwe
i.kpɔ.kɔ.tɑ o.nwe
ITItaliano
egoizzare
eɡoˈi.ttsare
JA日本語
自己中心化する
jiko chūshin ka suru
KKKK
өзімшілікке алу
øzɪmʃɪlɪkːe alu
KMKM
ធ្វើឱ្យមានអាត្មានិយម
tʰvɛa ʔaj mian ʔaətmaː niyum
KO한국어
자아화하다
jaa hwa ha da
MRMR
स्वार्थ करणे
svaːrth kəɾɳe
MSBahasa Melayu
meng ego
məŋ ɛɡo
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ်ကျိုက်စိတ်
kò.jeʔ khaɪʔ seɪʔ
NLNederlands
egoïseren
eɡoˈi.sərən
NONorsk
egoisere
eɡoˈiseːre
PAPA
ਸਵਾਰਥ ਕਰਨਾ
səvɑːrət̪ʰ kər.na
PLPolski
używać egoizmu
uʐɨˈvajtɕ eɡɔˈizmʊ
PTPortuguês
egoizar
eɡoˈi.zar
RORomână
a egoiza
a eɡoˈiza
RUРусский
эгоизировать
ɛɡɐˈizɨrɐtʲ
SVSvenska
egoisera
eɡoˈiːsɛra
SWKiswahili
kuwa na ubinafsi
kuwa na u.bɪ.na.fsi
TAதமிழ்
தன்னலமாக்கு
t̪aṉṉalamākku
TEతెలుగు
స్వార్థంగా మార్చు
svaːrthamɡa mārchu
THไทย
ทำให้เห็นแก่ตัว
tʰam hai hen kɛː tʰua
TLTL
pagkakaibang pagkatao
paɡkakaˈibaŋ paɡkaˈtao
TRTürkçe
bencilleştirmek
bentʃilɛʃtirmek
UKУкраїнська
егоїзувати
eɦoˈi.zuvaty
URاردو
خود غرضی بنانا
xud ɣarazī banānā
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa vị kỷ hóa
tʃuː nɨə vɨ kɨ hóa
YOYO
fi ọkàn sẹlẹ
fi o.kan se.le
ZUZU
ukwenza ukuzenza
u.ku.zɛn.za u.ku.zɛn.za