egocentrism

/ (ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntrɪzəm, ˌɛɡəʊ-) /

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noun

the condition or fact of being egocentric

psychol a stage in a child's development characterized by lack of awareness that other people's points of view differ from his own

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How to use egocentrism in a sentence

“You know, I never had a monstrous ego,” Mailer confides to a friend in l987.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness|Ronald K. Fried|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All I had in those days was a monstrous lack of ego which therefore required huge injections of actorly ego and misled people.
Mailer’s Letters Pack a Punch and a Surprising Degree of Sweetness|Ronald K. Fried|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He even allegedly had a nickname for his violent, aggressive alter ego: Rick.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|Marlow Stern|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The plain fact of the matter is centrism works nowhere in America.
Reality Check: There Are No Swing Voters|Goldie Taylor|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In other words, Taylor Kitsch at his best plays against ego.
Alright ‘True Detective,’ You Got Me: Taylor Kitsch Is a Woman’s Man|Teo Bugbee|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Increpaui ego, vt potui, per interpret paganicos hos mores in iam Christianis.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ego r improbaui, veritus scilicet, ne vel Galli, vel eti Gtiles hoc interpretartur in fidei nostr iniuri.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
From an active state of resistance the ego traversed a descending curve ending in absolute passivity.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
The final test of one's ability to project the personal ego over all else in the material world.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Wilson Lamb's ego died a horrible death seventeen seconds before he did.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various

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