egocentric
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egocentric
- /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ UK
- /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ Canada, US
- /ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛntɹɪk
Where it comes from
From ego- + -centric.
adjective more egocentric · most egocentric · egocentrical
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Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
"They don't realize they're part of something bigger and greater. They don't realize their presence in the world can make it a better place. They're so egocentric," she said.
Similar: egocentric, self-minded, solipsistic, egoistical, every man for himself, idiocentric, individualistic, interested, porkish, reptilian, selfish, selflike
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Egotistical.
Similar: egotistic, full of oneself
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Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.
Opposite: allocentric
noun egocentrics · egocentrical
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A person who is egocentric.
Similar: egocentrist
Translations
Every language
adj egotistical
| Español | egocéntrico, ensimismado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자기중심적인 jagijungsimjeogin |
| 中文 | 自我中心的, 利己主义的 |
| Português | egocêntrico, egocêntrica |
| Français | égocentrique |
| Deutsch | egozentrisch |
| Italiano | egocentrico, egocentrica |
| Ελληνικά | εγωκεντρικός egokentrikós |
| Română | egocentric |
| Русский | эгоцентри́чный egocentríčnyj, эгоцентри́ческий egocentríčeskij |
| עברית | אגוצנטרי |
noun person who is egocentric
| Português | egocêntrico |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Egozentriker |
Talk about this word "egocentric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/egocentric. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. egocentric. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/egocentric "egocentric." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/egocentric.Cite this
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