self-centeredness
2
5.8
- noun
- /ˈsɛlfˈsɛntərdnəs/
- US
:
egocentrismo
- Her self-centeredness became evident when she consistently prioritized her needs over her friends' feelings.
Don't they matter to you beyond just the scope of your own self centeredness?
- Don't they matter to you beyond just the scope of your own self centeredness?
- Like it's narrow self centeredness expressed in a immature manner.
- I've often learned that it's it's really a self centeredness.
- So there's like a basic self centeredness to infants and that's part of our our fallen human nature according to Augustine.
Examples
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Our carelessness, our self-centeredness, had wrecked those chocolates, made one fine mess of them all.
Fiction book (2002) -
We rarely think about this sort of natural, basic self-centeredness because it's so socially repulsive.
Blog text (29) -
His own best friend, Tom, had warned her of his self-centeredness.
Fiction book (1998) -
Four years of slow death - of aging, moral compromise, and growing self-centeredness.
Fiction book (2000) -
The economic problems, many feel, result not so much from the democratic movement as from self-centeredness and disregard for the common good.
Academic text (1999) -
For Andrew Hacker, the dominant self-centeredness meant a decline in the American spirit.
Academic text (1992) -
Benny turns off the piano and lights a roach, angry at Jean's self-centeredness.
Fiction book (1996) -
Throughout PG, the troD embodies the self-centeredness of someone who cares about and depends on nobody but him/herself.
Academic text (1995) -
The greed of the right-wing politicians and the ambitious self-centeredness that characterizes America is probably what is already killing this country.
Blog text (15) -
If left unchecked, the ambition, self-confidence, and self-centeredness that often enable lawyers to achieve leadership roles may sabotage their performance once in those roles.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
342
4.5
Feeling that you are more important than other people
50
3.0
Caring only about yourself and not about other people
49
4.0
Wanting what is best for you and not caring about others
8
6.2
Thinking you are more important than other people
7
6.1
Thinking and talking about yourself too much and feeling better than others
3
8.2
Someone who loves themselves too much and does not care about others' feelings
2
7.2
A habit of caring mainly about your own needs and not others
1
9.1
A very strong focus on yourself and your needs
1
8.2
A habit of putting your own needs before other people's
1
8.8
Believing your own needs and views are more important than other people's
Care for your own needs and interests
Putting your own needs before the needs of other people
Antonyms
How Self-Centered
Surface Forms
Morphology
self-centeredness = self-centered (transparent) = self + center + ed + ness
Standard noun formation: the adjective 'self-centered' (self + center + -ed) plus '-ness' yields the quality of being self-centered.
Etymology
The word self-centeredness comes from the parts self ('oneself') and center ('middle'), plus the ending -ness that makes a noun. So it means putting yourself in the middle and caring mostly about your own needs.