self-centered

[ self-sen-terd ]
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adjective
  1. concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.

  2. independent, self-sufficient.

  1. centered in oneself or itself.

  2. Archaic. fixed; unchanging.

Origin of self-centered

1
First recorded in 1670–80
  • Also especially British, self-cen·tred .

Other words from self-centered

  • self·cen·tered·ly, adverb
  • self·cen·tered·ness, noun
  • unself-centered, adjective

Words Nearby self-centered

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How to use self-centered in a sentence

  • Moze and Shady Jones, deep locked in their self-centered motives, had not realized the inevitable trend of their dark lives.

  • With his self-centered juvenile mind, he never thought anyone would try to outsmart him and succeed.

    Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Incurious and self-centered, the affairs of the outer world had for her but little real interest.

    The Red City | S. Weir Mitchell
  • But a religious culture that keeps him in this self-centered feverish state is pathetically morbid and harmful.

  • How can the man whose ends are both self-centered and ignoble be changed into the man whose ends are wide and high?

    The Ethics of Coperation | James Hayden Tufts