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self-centered
[ self-sen-terd ]
adjective
- concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
- independent, self-sufficient.
- centered in oneself or itself.
- Archaic. fixed; unchanging.
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Other Words From
- selfcentered·ly adverb
- selfcentered·ness noun
- unself-centered adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of self-centered1
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Example Sentences
The brash, engaged, occasionally self-centered ex-lawmaker seemed to retreat inward and practically disappear.
He does take up a leadership role, but his motivations are somewhat self-centered.
Of course, there is the catch that Nancy has always been a bit more cunning and self-centered (though not self-aware) than Piper.
Opportunistic, self-centered—no one could actually write a worse TV mom.
His motivations to just make money can be viewed by this audience as self-centered, even if they may be business savvy.
Moze and Shady Jones, deep locked in their self-centered motives, had not realized the inevitable trend of their dark lives.
With his self-centered juvenile mind, he never thought anyone would try to outsmart him and succeed.
Incurious and self-centered, the affairs of the outer world had for her but little real interest.
But a religious culture that keeps him in this self-centered feverish state is pathetically morbid and harmful.
How can the man whose ends are both self-centered and ignoble be changed into the man whose ends are wide and high?
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