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egocentric en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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  • /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

From ego- + -centric.

Meanings

  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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most egocentric Degree=Sup lexicographic
more egocentric Degree=Cmp lexicographic
egocentrical alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

allocentric

Deriveds

egocentrically · egocentric predicament · egocentricity · nonegocentric

Synonyms

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

Translations (44)

eo egoisma (egotistical) · fr égocentrique (egotistical) · ru эгоцентри́ческий (egotistical) · nl egoistisch (egotistical) · ga féinlárnach (egotistical) · id egosentris (egotistical) · cy hunanganolog (egotistical) · pt egocêntrico (egotistical) · ca egocèntric (egotistical) · gl egocéntrico (egotistical) · ka ეგოცენტრული (egotistical) · ca egocèntrica (egotistical) · uk егоцентри́чний (egotistical) · bg егоцентричен (egotistical) · tr benci (egotistical) · da selvoptaget (egotistical) · tl makasarili (egotistical) · it egocentrico (egotistical) · cs sebestředný (egotistical) · sv självupptagen (egotistical) · fi itsekeskeinen (egotistical) · cmn 利己主义的 (egotistical) · be эгацэнтры́чны (egotistical) · es ensimismado (egotistical) · pt egocêntrica (egotistical) · ru эгоцентри́чный (egotistical) · ms egosentrik (egotistical) · de egozentrisch (egotistical) · tr benmerkezcil (egotistical) · pl egocentryczny (egotistical) · ko 자기중심적인 (egotistical) · it egocentrica (egotistical) · he אגוצנטרי (egotistical) · fa خودمحور (egotistical) · eo memama (egotistical) · el εγωκεντρικός (egotistical) · sv egocentrisk (egotistical) · nl egocentrisch (egotistical) · gl egocéntrica (egotistical) · ga leithleach (egotistical) · ro egocentric (egotistical) · th เอาแต่ใจ (egotistical) · es egocéntrico (egotistical) · cmn 自我中心的 (egotistical)

egocentric en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • audio Connecticut
  • /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/ (Australia)

Etymology

From ego- + -centric.

Meanings

  1. A person who is egocentric.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
egocentrical alternative lexicographic
egocentrics Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

egocentrism

Synonyms

egocentrist

Translations (7)

bg егоцентри́к (person who is egocentric) · gl egocéntrico (person who is egocentric) · de Egozentriker (person who is egocentric) · pt egocêntrico (person who is egocentric) · pl egocentryk (person who is egocentric) · pl egocentryczka (person who is egocentric) · sv egocentriker (person who is egocentric)