Meaning

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

  2. Egotistical.

    egozentrisch

    эгоцентри́чныйegocentríčnyj, эгоцентри́ческийegocentríčeskij

    егоцентри́чнийehocentrýčnyj

  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.

More definitions
  • concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others

Examples

10 sentences
  1. The human is an egocentric animal.

    deDer Mensch ist ein egozentrisches Tier. — Manfredo

  2. She criticizes me for being egocentric.

  3. Tom is young, rich, spoiled and egocentric.

    ruТом молод, богат, испорчен и эгоцентричен. — Karok

  4. I'm far too egocentric to maintain a romantic relationship.

  5. I can't believe how selfish and egocentric you are.

Translations

9 languages
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From ego- + -centric.

From ego- + -centric.

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Forms

more egocentric, most egocentric
Comparativemore egocentric Lesson
Superlativemost egocentric Lesson

regular

Synonyms

22 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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