self-centered

[ self-sen-terd ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈsɛn tərd /

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adjective

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

independent, self-sufficient.

centered in oneself or itself.

Archaic. fixed; unchanging.

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Also especially British, self-cen·tred .

Origin of self-centered

First recorded in 1670–80

OTHER WORDS FROM self-centered

self·cen·tered·ly, adverbself·cen·tered·ness, noununself-centered, adjective

Words nearby self-centered

self-bias, self-binder, self-care, self-catering, self-censorship, self-centered, self-centred, self-certification, self-cleaning, self-collected, self-colored

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Of course, there is the catch that Nancy has always been a bit more cunning and self-centered (though not self-aware) than Piper.
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Opportunistic, self-centered—no one could actually write a worse TV mom.
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His motivations to just make money can be viewed by this audience as self-centered, even if they may be business savvy.
He’s A Businessman, Man: Jay Z’s Pursuit of Profit and Why We Don’t Trust Him|Rawiya Kameir|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, Oz devolved into the story of a self-centered conman who gets to rule Oz basically because he is male.
The Biggest Surprises and Disappointments in 2013|Melissa Leon|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And look, call me self-centered, but I can think of one minority they could start with.
White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Obama Nails It, Again|Lloyd Grove|April 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The man who craves friendship, and yet desires a self-centered spirit more, will never lack for friends.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard
Not all, but most libraries—and I have looked in, and at, and around many—are too self-centered.
Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913|Various
It is not enough that a man pass from the morbid and self-centered mood to an interest in the outward world that surrounds him.
Among Famous Books|John Kelman
Rhoda was the delicate product of a highly cultivated civilization, egoistic, narrow-viewed, self-centered.
The Heart of the Desert|Honor Willsie Morrow
The self-centered and self-satisfied citizens of San Pasqual had condemned the vegetable venture from the start.
The Long Chance|Peter B. Kyne

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