self centered
Use Self centered in a sentence
tərd adjective
1.
concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
2.
independent, self-sufficient.
3.
centered in oneself or itself.
4.
Archaic. fixed; unchanging.
Also, especially British, self-cen·tred.
Origin:
1670–80
1670–80
Related forms
self·cen·tered·ly, adverb
self·cen·tered·ness, noun
un·self-cen·tered, adjective
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Word Origin & History
self-centered
1676, "fixed, stationary," from self + center (v.). In ref. to persons, "engrossed in the self, with little regard for others," it is recorded from 1783.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
In their self centered beliefs, this was for their own good.
In this age of self centered, dishonest politicians.
Drug use of any kind eventually becomes isolative and self centered.
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