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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
Adjective
thinking only of one's own interests and feelings
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


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