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Definition of Self-centered
1. Adjective. Limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs.
Similar to: Self-absorbed, Self-involved
Also: Selfish
Derivative terms: Egocentric, Egoist, Egoist, Self-centeredness
Antonyms: Altruistic
Definition of Self-centered
1. Adjective. Of a person, egotistically obsessed with himself or herself. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Self-centered
Literary usage of Self-centered
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays in Social Justice by Thomas Nixon Carver (1915)
"CHAPTER III THE PRINCIPLE OF self-centered APPRECIATION COMMONLY CALLED SELF-INTEREST
So long as a man has a preference for certain persons over others, ..."
2. Essays in Social Justice by Thomas Nixon Carver (1915)
"CHAPTER III THE PRINCIPLE OF self-centered APPRECIATION COMMONLY CALLED SELF-INTEREST
So long as a man has a preference for certain persons over others, ..."
3. Principles of Political Economy by Thomas Nixon Carver (1919)
"They are slightly less self- centered than the humanitarians, ... In short, no
one can avoid being slightly self-centered, caring more for some animals than ..."
4. Principles of Political Economy by Thomas Nixon Carver (1919)
"They are slightly less self- centered than the humanitarians, ... In short, no
one can avoid being slightly self-centered, caring more for some animals than ..."
5. The Shinto Cult: A Christian Study of the Ancient Religion of Japan by Milton Spenser Terry (1910)
"The Japanese a self-centered People. The Japanese people, with such traditions
and such a faith, would naturally be a self-centered people, ..."
6. Principles of National Economy by Thomas Nixon Carver (1921)
"They are slightly less self-centered than the humanitarians, but even they ...
In short, no one can avoid being slightly self-centered—caring more for some ..."
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