self-centered
[ self-sen-terd ]
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.
Origin of self-centered
1First recorded in 1670–80
- Also especially British, self-cen·tred .
Other words from self-centered
- self·cen·tered·ly, adverb
- self·cen·tered·ness, noun
- unself-centered, adjective
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