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.
—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
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
Noun
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But Friendship also let viewers see some of those Robinson character quirks as evidence of selfishness, male ego, and real mental instability.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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There is zero selfishness to his game, no holding back to prevent injury.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Will include a champagne bar, soft seating, makeup counters and Hollywood vanity mirrors.—
Melonee Hurt,
Nashville Tennessean,
22 Oct. 2025
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Stock up your vanity with these staples, or get a jump-start on holiday shopping while deals last.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And the ego needed to overcome shyness and stage fright collides with the endless rejection that defines the profession.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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But Friendship also let viewers see some of those Robinson character quirks as evidence of selfishness, male ego, and real mental instability.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Luckily, the egocentricity of the business makes for very interesting pickings.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Worse yet, the researchers found that AI brain rot brought out an LLM’s darkest traits, including higher rates of psychopathy and narcissism.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Soon, the deputy commissioner was asking me about narcissism and criminal thinking.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In advance of the ceremony, the finalists were asked an essential question: Orwell claimed that prose writers have four ‘great motivations’ (putting aside the need to earn a living): sheer egoism; aesthetic enthusiasm; historical impulse; and political purpose.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Noun
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This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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By incorporating a character unable to do anything but cry and coo, the show only highlights its disinterest in more nuanced examinations of human behavior, such as greed or egotism.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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After his death the day after Easter at age 88, Francis was hailed for pushing Catholics and others to forsake egotism and materialism in favor of a kinder, more tolerant world focused above all on the marginalized.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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“Egocentrism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egocentrism. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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