egocentric

UK: /ˌiːgəʊˈsɛntrɪk/, /ˌɛgəʊˈsɛntrɪk/

US: /ˌigoʊˈsɛntrɪk/

US: (ē′gō sen′trik, eg′ō-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•go•cen•tric /ˌigoʊˈsɛntrɪk/   adj. 

1. having little or no thoughts about interests or feelings other than one's own; self-centered:
   egocentric demands.

e•go•cen•tri•cal•ly, adv. 
e•go•cen•tric•i•ty /ˌigoʊsɛnˈtrɪsɪti/  n. [uncountable]
e•go•cen•trism /ˌigoʊˈsɛntrɪzəm/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•go•cen•tric  (ē′gō sen′trik, eg′ō-), 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 or no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes other than one's own; self-centered:
   an egocentric person; egocentric demands upon the time and patience of others.

n. 

3. an egocentric person.

• ego + -centric 1895–1900

e•go•cen•tric•i•ty  (ē′gō sen tris′i tē, eg′ō-), n.  e′go•cen′trism, n. 
Synonyms

• 2. . self-absorbed, self-obsessed.

Antonyms

• 2. . altruistic, unselfish.

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egocentric / ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntrɪk ˌɛɡ-/, egocentrical / ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntrɪkəl ˌɛɡ-/ adjective

1. regarding everything only in relation to oneself; self-centred; selfish
2. pertaining to a theory in which everything is considered in relation to the self

noun

1. a self-centred person; egotist

ˌegocenˈtricity noun