egocentricity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for egocentricity
Noun
  • Unfortunately, people can gravitate more toward selfishness, self-centeredness and being mean spirited.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
  • And still, in an era where selfishness can be an easy path to take, Branch had already decommitted once and never planned on doing it again.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Just observationally, there seemed to be a very high crossover between those of you with the inflated ego to list 16 teams and those of you who thought Dallas was going to lose to Colorado.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Even the smallest guest room, at 516 square feet, provides guests with ample space to spread out, with double vanities and a deep soaking tub in the bathroom.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2025
  • Perfect for a vanity, living room, or anywhere that could use additional seating, this upholstered throne has earned over 1,000 five-star reviews on Amazon for its softness, back support and ease of assembly.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2025
Noun
  • Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Imagine that a person starts and ends all their consideration with what’s best for them — that’s egocentrism.
    David Marchese, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These images were created by blending the faces of real people who had scored very high or very low on traits like psychopathy, narcissism, or agreeableness.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
  • Here’s my top 10 favorite examples of show biz narcissism (at least on screen).
    Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s slogans—America First and Make America Great Again—embody the essence of populism, namely using ideology to advance a political program that is morally unconstrained and driven by collective egoism.
    BÁLINT MADLOVICS, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Egocentricity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egocentricity. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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