egocentric

egocentric
adjective Date: 1894 1. concerned with the individual rather than society 2. taking the ego as the starting point in philosophy 3. a. limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs b. self-centered, selfishegocentric nounegocentrically adverbegocentricity nounegocentrism noun

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  • egocentric — EGOCÉNTRIC, Ă, egocentrici, ce, adj. (Despre oameni; adesea substantivat) Care priveşte totul prin prisma intereselor şi a sentimentelor personale, care se consideră centrul universului; (despre manifestările oamenilor) care trădează o asemenea… …   Dicționar Român

  • egocentric — adj. having an attitude which is almost exclusively concerned with one s own needs or desires. Syn: egoistical, self centered, self centred. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • egocentric — n. a self centered person with little regard for others. Syn: egoist. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • egocentric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ self centred. ► NOUN ▪ an egocentric person. DERIVATIVES egocentrically adverb egocentricity noun egocentrism noun …   English terms dictionary

  • egocentric — [ē΄gō sen′trik, eg΄ōsen′trik] adj. 1. viewing everything in relation to oneself; self centered 2. Philos. based on the belief that the world exists or can be known only in relation to the individual s mind n. an egocentric person egocentrically… …   English World dictionary

  • egocentric — index inflated (vain), orgulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • egocentric — 1900, from EGO (Cf. ego) + CENTRIC (Cf. centric). Related: Egocentricity; egocentrism …   Etymology dictionary

  • egocentric — [adj] thinking very highly of oneself conceited, egoistic, egoistical, egomaniacal, egotistic, egotistical, individualist, individualistic, megalomaniac, narcissistic, pompous, self absorbed, self centered, self concerned, self indulgent, self… …   New thesaurus

  • egocentric — egocentricity /ee goh sen tris i tee, eg oh /, n. egocentrism, n. /ee goh sen trik, eg oh /, adj. 1. having or regarding the self or the individual as the center of all things: an egocentric philosophy that ignores social causes. 2. having little …   Universalium

  • egocentric — Marked by extreme concentration of attention upon oneself, i.e., self centered. Cf.:allocentric. SYN: egotropic. [ego + G. kentron, center] * * * ego·cen·tric .ē gō sen trikalso .eg ō adj 1) limited in outlook or concern to one s own activities… …   Medical dictionary

  • egocentric — [[t]i͟ːgoʊse̱ntrɪk, e̱g [/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Someone who is egocentric thinks only of themselves and their own wants, and does not consider other people. He was egocentric, a man of impulse who expected those around him to serve him.… …   English dictionary

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