self-centered

especially British, self-cen·tred

[self-sen-terd]

adjective

1. concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.

2. independent, self-sufficient.

3. centered in oneself or itself.

4. Archaic.,  fixed; unchanging.

Other Word Forms

• selfcenteredly adverb
• selfcenteredness noun
• unself-centered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-centered¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

“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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Related Words

• egocentric 
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• self-absorbed 
• self-indulgent 
• selfish