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egocentric

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e·go·cen·tric  (g-sntrk, g-)
adj.
1. Holding the view that the ego is the center, object, and norm of all experience.
2.
a. Confined in attitude or interest to one's own needs or affairs.
b. Caring only about oneself; selfish.
3. Philosophy
a. Viewed or perceived from one's own mind as a center.
b. Taking one's own self as the starting point in a philosophical system.

ego·centric n.
ego·centric·al·ly adv.
ego·cen·trici·ty (-trs-t), ego·centrism n.

egocentric [ˌiːgəʊˈsɛntrɪk ˌɛg-]
adj
1. regarding everything only in relation to oneself; self-centred; selfish
2. (Philosophy) Philosophy pertaining to a theory in which everything is considered in relation to the self an egocentric universe
n
a self-centred person; egotist
egocentricity  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.egocentric - a self-centered person with little regard for others
selfish person - a person who is unusually selfish
Adj.1.egocentric - limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
selfish - concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman

egocentric
adjective self-centred, vain, selfish, narcissistic, self-absorbed, egotistical, inward looking, self-important, self-obsessed, self-seeking, egoistic, egoistical a vain and egocentric young woman
Translations
egocentric [ˌegəʊˈsentrɪk] ADJegocéntrico
egocentric [ˌiːgəʊˈsɛntrɪk ˌɛgəʊˈsɛntrɪk] adj (= self-centred) → égocentrique
egocentric(al)


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There was none found like unto him who kept the law of the Most High" were definitely over the top, egocentric, and presumptuous.
 
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