Meaning Of Self-centred In English - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of self-centred in English self-centredadjective UK disapproving (US self-centered) uk /ˌselfˈsen.təd/ us /ˌselfˈsen.t̬ɚd/ Add to word list Add to word list C1 only interested in yourself and your own activities: Robert is a self-centred, ambitious, and bigoted man. Synonyms egocentric egoisticOpposite altruistic Selfishness

• egocentric
• egocentrically
• egocentricity
• egoism
• egoistic
• egotistically
• enlightened self-interest
• hoggish
• hoggishly
• inconsiderate
• prima donna-ish
• self
• self-absorbed
• self-absorption
• self-centredly
• self-seeking
• self-serving
• self-servingly
• selfish
• selfishly

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in Chinese (Traditional) 以自我爲中心的, 自私自利的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 以自我为中心的, 自私自利的… See more in Spanish egocéntrico… See more in Portuguese egoísta, egocêntrico… See more in Marathi in Turkish in French in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish आत्ममग्न… See more bencil, egoist, hotbin… See more égocentrique… See more egocentrisch… See more நீங்கள் மற்றும் உங்கள் சொந்த செயல்பாடுகளில் மட்டுமே ஆர்வம்… See more आत्म-केंद्रित… See more સ્વાર્થી, આત્મકેંદ્રી… See more selvcentreret… See more självcentrerad, självupptagen… See more mementingkan diri… See more ichbezogen… See more selvopptatt, egosentrisk… See more حود پرست, خود غرض… See more егоцентричний, егоїстичний… See more మీ మీద, మీ స్వంత కార్యకలాపాలమీద మాత్రమే ఆసక్తి ఉండడం… See more আত্মকেন্দ্রিক… See more egocentrický… See more egois… See more เห็นแก่ตัว… See more tự cho mình là trung tâm… See more samolubny, egocentryczny… See more Need a translator?

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