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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. 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
  • Belly snaps at Taylor for her TikTok therapy and her selfishness, at which point Steven bursts in to defend Taylor and announce that Jere’s back.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • And now, his selfishness might cost their family that clan.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On the surface, vanity PR may look good.
    Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The report suggests there could also be other operating issues with the vehicle's DC/AC inverter, glove box light, vanity lights, dome lamps, alarm portion of the horn, rear defrost, or the USB charger.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are moments, of course, especially with characters like Ken (Tim Key), a middle manager with an outsized ego who routinely makes a mess of things, but tonally this is a very different show than its predecessor.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Children being raised in different homes can still have positive outcomes if both parents are willing to put their egos aside and do the self-work needed to show up as the healthy adults their kids deserve.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film’s non-judgmental narration — read by Jacek Zubiel — comments on the characters’ innermost thoughts along the way, adding to the general patina of narcissism without pointing fingers or placing blame.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The study also highlighted that self-love and narcissism are opposites.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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