Self-centered Definition & Meaning

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    • Synonyms self-centered American [self-sen-terd] / ˈsɛlfˈsɛn tərd / especially British, self-centred

    adjective

    1. concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.

    2. independent, self-sufficient.

    3. centered in oneself or itself.

    4. Archaic. fixed; unchanging.

    Other Word Forms

    • selfcenteredly adverb
    • selfcenteredness noun
    • unself-centered adjective

    Etymology

    Origin of self-centered

    First recorded in 1670–80

    Example Sentences

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    “When we are really young, we’re a bit self-centered,” she says.

    From Los Angeles Times

    “I got to a place where I got over myself, because actually thinking that way is quite self-centered, and I think a little bit non-appreciative too.”

    From Los Angeles Times

    She relocates “The Seagull,” as a program note specifies and her production flamboyantly conveys, “to the self-centered Me Generation of the ’70s that followed the social upheaval of the ’60s.”

    From Los Angeles Times

    The fact that they are being paid to do this, with all the trappings of every parents-under-stress reality show, only adds to the air of self-centered exploitation.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Much like any young teen, Dawn was a bit impulsive and self-centered and seemingly insensitive to Buffy’s plight as a chosen savior.

    From Los Angeles Times

    Related Words

    • egocentric
    • egotistical
    • self-absorbed
    • self-indulgent
    • selfish

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