as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
her exquisite egocentrism informs her conception of reality: she thinks the world revolves around her
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Recent Examples of egocentrism
This trait is characterized by grandiosity, egocentrism, a constant need for admiration and a strong sense of entitlement.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.
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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.
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David Marchese,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
The common traits here are a lack of empathy and egocentrism.
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Ana Reed,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
But as the Allied drive slowed through late 1944, the egocentric Californian raged at Montgomery’s own egocentrism and Eisenhower’s willingness to indulge the British.
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Jonathan W. Jordan,
WSJ,
18 Nov. 2022
Rather than counteract that cavalier egocentrism by developing Gede and Lily in any detail, the movie replicates and reinforces it.
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Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2022
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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
The common traits here are a lack of empathy and egocentrism.
—
Ana Reed,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
But as the Allied drive slowed through late 1944, the egocentric Californian raged at Montgomery’s own egocentrism and Eisenhower’s willingness to indulge the British.
—
Jonathan W. Jordan,
WSJ,
18 Nov. 2022
Rather than counteract that cavalier egocentrism by developing Gede and Lily in any detail, the movie replicates and reinforces it.
—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egocentrism
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After Portugal’s 1-1 tie against DR Congo, Henry explained the selfishness of Cristiano Ronaldo’s movement, not opening space for a teammate.
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Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.
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The bathroom is nearby and contains a vanity sink, a walk-in shower, and an incinerating toilet – which literally turns waste into ash.
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The hotel’s wellness focus extends to the bathrooms, which boast walk-in showers, claw-foot soaking tubs, and double-sink marble vanities embellished with ornate gilt mirrors.
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Visitors would find artifacts such as the candlestand, where Washington chose humility over ego and began the peaceful transfer of power.
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The Aussie needed to have some amount of ego to achieve that confidence, something Wright didn’t have or realize.
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Luckily, the egocentricity of the business makes for very interesting pickings.
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In conclusion, the distance between narcissism and healthy philautia is extraordinary because of the difference in values and goals of the two concepts.
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Desirée can so often come off a bundle of cliches of actresses of a certain age, all narcissism, hedonism and irresponsibility.
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McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism.
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This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
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There’s a fine line between self-care and self-centeredness.
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This same self-centeredness compels his girlfriend (Olivia Thirlby) to move out of their modest apartment without warning.
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That historical egotism fuelled their headiest ambitions.
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Play Now Toni’s blasé egotism is mostly consistent across a film filled with conspiracy, backstabbing, and political fallout.
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