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egocentric

adj
/ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/UK/ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/CA/ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/

Etymology

From ego- + -centric.

  1. derived from κέντρον
  2. derived from centrum
  3. derived from centre
  4. inherited from center
  5. formed as centric — “centre + -ic”
  6. compounded as egocentric — “ego + centric”

Definitions

  1. Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.

  2. Egotistical.

  3. Relating to spatial representations

    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.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A person who is egocentric.

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