egocentric

adjective

ego·cen·tric | \ ˌē-gō-ˈsen-trik also ˌe-

Definition of egocentric

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : concerned with the individual rather than society

2 : taking the ego as the starting point in philosophy

3a : limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs

b : self-centered, selfish

egocentric

noun

plural egocentrics

Definition of egocentric (Entry 2 of 2)

: a person who is egocentric : someone who is limited in outlook or concern to his or her own activities or needs : a self-centered person Almost all the shows feature egocentrics who are self-aware enough to realize that they are egocentric, and who have the redeeming feature of generally being very good at what they do.— Susan Dominus As for the man, the book depicts him as a monster of selfishness, a disloyal exploiter of friends, an egocentric who feeds on perversity …— Hubert Saal

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Other Words from egocentric

Adjective

egocentrically \ ˌē-gō-ˈsen-tri-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

egocentricity \ ˌē-gō-ˌsen-ˈtri-sə-tē

\ noun

egocentrism \ ˌē-gō-ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm

\ noun

Examples of egocentric in a Sentence

Adjective

the cult attracts egocentric people who are preoccupied with reaching their potential as individuals

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

And, at least in rats, those egocentric viewpoints get encoded into long term memories. — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, "Collating memories of what happened based on where it happened," 25 Nov. 2018 Contrasting with her debut, her writing takes on a less egocentric approach; the lyrics share the experiences of her family, friends, and those around her. — Ryan Cahill, Teen Vogue, "Empress Of's Second Album "Us" Is a Dreamy Celebration of Her Family, Friends, and Community," 22 Oct. 2018 The results largely align with egocentric bias, our ability to overestimate how much others — God included — are just like us, authors said. — Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, "What's God look like? Depends on your politics and race, study finds," 12 June 2018 People are also egocentric in their depictions: Volunteers who were older, more attractive, and black saw God as older, more attractive, and more black, respectively. — Matthew Hutson, Science | AAAS, "What does God look like? Look in the mirror," 12 June 2018 Whatever happened to the egocentric man that was supposed to upset the balance of the Gunners dressing room? — SI.com, "6 of the Best Moments From a Potentially Decisive Weekend of Premier League Action," 2 Apr. 2018 Firstly there was Alan Pardew, ever the egocentric. — SI.com, "Old Dog, Same Old Tricks: Roy Hodgson's Much Travelled Management Style Is Saving Palace's Season," 18 Dec. 2017 Most are understandably very egocentric right now and to have her take time out of her life to bake for strangers, that’s pretty special. — David Sharos, ajc, "Teen’s baking touches lives of those fighting cancer," 17 Dec. 2017 But why have these three, very different but equally egocentric people been brought together? — Ben Brantley, New York Times, "Review: Jefferson, Dickens and Tolstoy Debate Jesus. ‘Discord’ Ensues.," 1 Oct. 2017

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