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adjective

ˌē-gō-ˈsen-trik How to pronounce egocentric (audio)
Definition of egocentricnext
as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests the cult attracts egocentric people who are preoccupied with reaching their potential as individuals

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egocentric

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noun

as in egotist
a person who is overly concerned with his or her own desires, needs, or interests he's such an egocentric that he painstakingly records every detail of his unremarkable life

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Recent Examples of egocentric
Adjective
The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade. — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 A lot of tennis players are so egocentric. — Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 As a chef’s kiss, Manning plays for Texas, a yearslong egocentric underachiever that plenty of college football fans love to hate. — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2025 The community organizer turned president turned socialite has never been great at hiding his egocentric ways. — Grace Curley, Boston Herald, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for egocentric
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egocentric
  1. selfish
  2. egotist
  3. egoist
  4. egomaniac
  5. narcissist
  6. jerk
  7. clown
Adjective
  • From childcare grants to casual local classes, new support systems can make moms feel stronger, not selfish.
    — Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Nikki is critical of the latter, calling it selfish and cowardly.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of selfish
Noun
  • Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of egotist
Noun
  • The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.
    — Book Marks September 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • His characters come off as feisty egoists who enjoy sparring and comparing the size of their ambitions.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Definition of egoist
Noun
  • Chalk up gridlock, crowded trains and prohibited watch parties at MSG to the self-serving egomaniac who literally demands to be the center of attention!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • But the role hits a little close to home for Noir, who’s dealing with an egomaniac of his own at work.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of egomaniac
Noun
  • Anybody who cared to think critically could foresee all those kitchen table issues would become far worse under the administration of an insecure narcissist.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Jennifer Lopez has apparently known some narcissists in her life.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of narcissist
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  • Led and inspired by Chef Wayne Sharpe, this fast Jamaican restaurant serves iconic island meals like jerk chicken, jerk shrimp, vegan jerk, pineapple plantains, rice and peas, and Jamaican patties.
    — Alexandra Phelps July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
  • Bates plans to expand that menu in the new brick-and-mortar restaurant, adding dishes like jerk catfish pasta and Louisiana Cajun cream sauce over dirty rice.
    — Joey Schamber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of jerk
Noun
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.
    — Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of clown

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