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egocentric.

Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/Canada, General-American/ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/Australia
  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.

Where this word comes from

From ego- + -centric.

noun/ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/Canada, General-American/ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/Australia
  1. A person who is egocentric.

Where this word comes from

From ego- + -centric.

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