autocentric

adj — 2 senses

autocentric

adj

Etymology From auto- (self) + -centric.

1

Centered in or upon the self; making or regarding oneself as the center.

  • These remarks would seem to imply a shift for the nurse from autocentric controlling, to allocentric controlling, then to allocentric nurturing.1988, M.J. Apter, J.H. Kerr, M.P. Cowles, Progress in Reversal Theory:
Antonyms
allocentric

autocentric

adj

Etymology From auto- (automobile) + -centric.

1

Automotive, Road, Transport, Vehicles Uncommon Of a city or community: built or designed primarily for automobile vehicles.

Synonyms
car-centric
Derived terms
autocentrism

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