e·go·cen·tric (  g -s n tr k, 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. e go·centric n.e go·centric·al·ly adv.e go·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
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| Noun | 1. | 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
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