self-centered
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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
We all need to be less self-centered in life and keep in mind all of the people and animals in need in this world.
They can also be profoundly self-centered without being malicious.
Stroke survivors are often demanding and self-centered.
The pedagogy described in this book is student-centered, but not permissive or self-centered.
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