self-centered
Americanadjective
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concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
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independent, self-sufficient.
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centered in oneself or itself.
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Archaic. fixed; unchanging.
Other Word Forms
- selfcenteredly adverb
- selfcenteredness noun
- unself-centered adjective
Etymology
Origin of self-centered
First recorded in 1670–80
Example Sentences
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“When we are really young, we’re a bit self-centered,” she says.
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A person her age is inherently self-centered, unaware that she is part of a bigger whole.
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“I got to a place where I got over myself, because actually thinking that way is quite self-centered, and I think a little bit non-appreciative too.”
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She relocates “The Seagull,” as a program note specifies and her production flamboyantly conveys, “to the self-centered Me Generation of the ’70s that followed the social upheaval of the ’60s.”
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The fact that they are being paid to do this, with all the trappings of every parents-under-stress reality show, only adds to the air of self-centered exploitation.
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