self-centredness
- a word derived from self-centred.
Example Sentences
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“Indifference, self-centredness, division and forgetfulness are not words we want to hear at this time. We want to ban these words forever!” he said.
From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2020
A world often obsessed with gifts, feasting and self-centredness needed more humility.
From The Guardian • Dec. 25, 2016
His self-centredness had the effect of making him undemanding company - he was relaxing to be around.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2016
It would be hard to overstate the subtlety of these two meditations on self-centredness, each stimulating new thoughts long after one leaves the gallery and both achieved with the simplest possible means.
From The Guardian • Jun. 23, 2012
Writing a letter is a simple matter, but it is a moral matter and an artistic; for it may be done either with imagination or with raw self-centredness.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman
