egocentric
adjective/ˌiːɡəʊˈsentrɪk/, /ˌeɡəʊˈsentrɪk/
/ˌiːɡəʊˈsentrɪk/
- thinking only about yourself and not about what other people need or want synonym selfish
- Young children are usually egocentric because they haven’t learnt other forms of behaviour.
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc2- I find her very egocentric.
- his view of human nature as completely egocentric.
- He was a supremely egocentric man.
- In the film he appears egocentric and opinionated.
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from ego, on the pattern of words such as geocentric.
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