Self-centered
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Self-centered is an adjective meaning Egotistically obsessed with oneself.
Meaning
Egotistically obsessed with oneself.
More Meanings
- Concerned or relating to the self, and not necessarily the greater good of one's group, community, tribe, etc.; individualistic.
Example Sentences
[A]nd that one great and all-important occasion and provocative of these beliefs was actually the rise of self-consciousness — that is, the coming of the mind to a more or less distinct awareness of itself and of its own operation, and the consequent development and growth of Individualism, and of the Self-centred attitude in human thought and action.
Word Forms
- self-centred
Synonyms for self-centered
Depending on context, synonyms include egocentric, self-absorbed, solipsistic, egoistical, idiocentric, individualistic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include self-centred, egocentric, egoistical, self-involved, self-absorbed, self-obsessed.
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