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egocentric

/ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
ego-cen-tric
IPA
/ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.

adj

Egotistical.

adj

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.

noun

A person who is egocentric.

Etymology

From ego- + -centric.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
  • British English: /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

more egocentric (comparative) most egocentric (superlative) egocentrical (alternative) egocentrics (plural)

Derived Forms

egocentrically egocentricity nonegocentric

Phrases

egocentric predicament

Frequently Paired Words

egocentrism

Synonyms

egocentric self-minded solipsistic egoistical every man for himself idiocentric individualistic interested porkish reptilian selfish selflike

Antonyms

allocentric

Rhymes With

eccentric concentric geocentric ethnocentric anthropocentric afrocentric centric eurocentric heliocentric excentric allocentric acentric

Questions

How do you pronounce egocentric?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/.
What does egocentric mean?
Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
Where does egocentric come from?
From ego- + -centric.

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