English Explanatory Dictionary

egocentric

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
  2. Egotistical.
  3. 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.
noun
  1. A person who is egocentric.

Pronunciation

/ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-egocentric.wav /ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/

Word forms

egocentric more egocentric most egocentric egocentrical egocentrics

Etymology

From ego- + -centric.

Synonyms

egocentric self-minded solipsistic egoistical every man for himself idiocentric individualistic interested porkish reptilian selfish selflike selfsome self-absorbed self-centered self-interested self-seeking self-serving egotistic full of oneself egocentrist

Antonyms

allocentric

Related words

egocentrism

Derived words

egocentrically egocentricity egocentric predicament nonegocentric
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