egocentric
having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: an egocentric philosophy that ignores social causes.
having little or no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes other than one's own; self-centered: an egocentric person; egocentric demands upon the time and patience of others.
an egocentric person.
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Other words from egocentric
- e·go·cen·tric·i·ty [ee-goh-sen-tris-i-tee, eg-oh-], /ˌi goʊ sɛnˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛg oʊ-/, noun
- e·go·cen·trism, noun
- non·e·go·cen·tric, adjective
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How to use egocentric in a sentence
Larry mocks this “faux funeral” as more than a bit absurd, but it immediately links Albert and Larry as kindred egocentric souls.
‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Takes on Pandemic Hoarders (and Netflix) in Larry David’s Glorious Return to TV | Nick Schager | October 25, 2021 | The Daily BeastA celebrity whose egocentric and grandiloquent pronouncements reveal a potentially dangerous person in serious need of help?
Here again why not follow the egocentric plan of starting with what the student knows?
College Teaching | Paul KlapperI do not remember any particular case, but I always took him and considered him as an egocentric person.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyMany moral philosophers, those of the Kantian school without exception, labour under the delusion of this same, egocentric view.
Morals and the Evolution of Man | Max Simon Nordau
Taoism was out of the question as a substitute, because of its anarchistic and egocentric character.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] | Wolfram EberhardHis egotism, or egocentric method, is the fundamental fact about his work.
Whitman | John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for egocentric
/ (ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntrɪk, ˌɛɡ-) /
regarding everything only in relation to oneself; self-centred; selfish
philosophy pertaining to a theory in which everything is considered in relation to the self: an egocentric universe
a self-centred person; egotist
Derived forms of egocentric
- egocentricity, noun
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Cultural definitions for egocentric
[ (ee-goh-sen-trik) ]
Preoccupied with one's own concerns.
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