egocentric
nounEtymology From ego- + -centric.
1
A person who is egocentric.
- Synonyms
- egocentrist
- Related terms
- egocentrism
egocentric
adjUK /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ · CA, US /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
Etymology From ego- + -centric.
1
Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
2
Egotistical.
3
Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.
- Derived terms
- egocentrically, egocentricity, egocentric predicament, nonegocentric