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egocentricity

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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.
egocentricity
the state of being self-centered; greater concern about the self than others to an excessive degree. — egocentric, n., adj.
See also: Self
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