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3 dictionary results for: egocentrism
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e·go·cen·tric       [ee-goh-sen-trik, eg-oh-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: an egocentric philosophy that ignores social causes.
2.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.
–noun
3.an egocentric person.
[Origin: 1895–1900; ego + -centric]

—Related forms
e·go·cen·tric·i·ty       [ee-goh-sen-tris-i-tee, eg-oh-] Pronunciation Key, noun
e·go·cen·trism, noun

—Synonyms 2. self-absorbed, self-obsessed.
—Antonyms 2. altruistic, unselfish.
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e·go·cen·tric       (ē'gō-sěn'trĭk, ěg'ō-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Holding the view that the ego is the center, object, and norm of all experience.
    1. Confined in attitude or interest to one's own needs or affairs.
    2. Caring only about oneself; selfish.
    3. Viewed or perceived from one's own mind as a center.
    4. Taking one's own self as the starting point in a philosophical system.
  3. Philosophy
    1. Viewed or perceived from one's own mind as a center.
    2. Taking one's own self as the starting point in a philosophical system.

e'go·cen'tric n., e'go·cen'tric·al·ly adv., e'go·cen·tric'i·ty (-trĭs'ĭ-tē), e'go·cen'trism n.
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egocentrism

noun
concern for your own interests and welfare [syn: egoism] [ant: altruism] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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