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egocentricity

egocentricity

1 8.2
A habit of putting your own needs before other people's
  • noun
  • /ˌiːɡoʊˈsɛntrɪsɪti/
translation icon : egocentricidad
  • His egocentricity often led him to overlook the feelings and needs of his friends.
  • prolonged egocentricity

And that would be the folks whose egocentricity always blocks out the sun.

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Examples

  • The team's failure to collaborate was a clear sign of their egocentricity and self-interest.

  • Her constant need for attention and validation revealed her egocentricity in conversations.

  • And that would be the folks whose egocentricity always blocks out the sun.

  • There may be a desire for power and some egocentricity.

    Blog text (4)
  • What need impelled us to such egocentricity?

    Academic text (2008)
  • How is that different from the "prolonged state of egocentricity" that the authors regret MP has produced?

    Academic text (2003)
  • To the extent that one adopts literacy, one must relinquish one's egocentricity.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Decreased egocentricity allowed her to take risks that fostered the creation of a positive identity, the formation of a supportive peer group, and a reduction in her sense of isolation and uniqueness.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Egocentricity, deceit, manipulativeness, and selfishness are key career advancers in both politics and management, and many leaders rise to the top motivated by their own problems with authority.

    Blog text (29)

Synonyms

selfishness
vsegocentricity
50 3.0

Caring only about yourself and not about other people

is the broader self-focused trait that can produce such behaviour
self-interest
vsegocentricity
49 4.0

Wanting what is best for you and not caring about others

is a general quality that can include such self-serving choices
narcissism
vsegocentricity
34 8.1

Being too interested in yourself and your looks or skills

is a wider focus on oneself that is not limited to self-admiration
self-importance
vsegocentricity
8 6.2

Thinking you are more important than other people

is the broader self-focus that does not always include superiority beliefs
egotism
vsegocentricity
7 6.1

Thinking and talking about yourself too much and feeling better than others

is a general inward focus that may not involve boastful speech
self-absorption
vsegocentricity
4 8.1

Being very interested only in your own thoughts and feelings and ignoring other people

is the wider self-focused quality that includes such inward absorption
self-centeredness
vsegocentricity
  • US
2 5.8

Only caring about your own needs and wants

is broader, describing the overall tendency to focus on oneself
egoism
vsegocentricity
2 7.2

A habit of caring mainly about your own needs and not others

is a more neutral label for broad self-focused behaviour
egomania
vsegocentricity
1 9.1

A very strong focus on yourself and your needs

is less extreme, describing a general focus rather than an obsession
egocentrism
vsegocentricity
1 8.8

Believing your own needs and views are more important than other people's

is the general quality of focusing on oneself rather than others
self-concern
vsegocentricity
5.3

Care for your own needs and interests

is the general self-focus often shown across actions and attitudes
selfism
vsegocentricity
9.5

Putting your own needs before the needs of other people

is the general inward focus that may lead to this attitude

Antonyms

24 6.5

Caring about other people's needs more than your own

14 3.9

To care more about other people's needs than your own

How Self-Centered

narcissism
34 8.1
egocentricity
1 8.2
self-interest
49 4.0
consideration
58 3.2
altruism
24 6.5

Surface Forms

egocentricity singular

Morphology

egocentricity = egocentric (transparent) = ego + centric + ity

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'egocentric' with '-ity', yielding 'the quality or state of being egocentric'.

Etymology

Egocentricity comes from ego meaning 'I' and centric meaning 'center', so it makes a clear picture of someone who puts themselves at the middle of everything. That's why egocentricity means being focused on yourself and often ignoring other people.