egocentrism

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noun

The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.

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egocentricitynarcissistic personality disordermegalomaniaegoismself-interestself-concernself-centeredness
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Meanings

nounegocentrism (countable and uncountable, plural egocentrisms)

plural egocentrisms

  1. countableuncountableThe constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.

    Synonyms: egocentricity, narcissistic personality disorder, megalomania

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.

Similar
egocentricitynarcissistic personality disordermegalomania

More synonyms by meaning

nounconcern for your own interests and welfare

Similar
egoismself-interestself-concernself-centeredness
Broader
trait
Also see
egocentricityegoismegotismself-centerednessself-interest

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ego- + -centrism.

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Translations

Bulgarian егоцентри́зъм
  • егоцентри́зъм (egocentrízăm)following ones egotistical desires
Catalan egocentrisme
  • egocentrismefollowing ones egotistical desires
Chinese Mandarin 自我中心主義 /自我中心主义
  • 自我中心主義 /自我中心主义 (zìwǒzhōngxīnzhǔyì)following ones egotistical desires
Dutch egocentrisme
  • egocentrismefollowing ones egotistical desires
Finnish itsekeskeisyys
  • itsekeskeisyysfollowing ones egotistical desires
German Egozentrismus
  • Egozentrismusfollowing ones egotistical desires
Greek εγωκεντρισμός
  • εγωκεντρισμός (egokentrismós)following ones egotistical desires
Hungarian egocentrizmus
  • egocentrizmusfollowing ones egotistical desires
Italian egocentrismo
  • egocentrismofollowing ones egotistical desires
Japanese 自己中心性
  • 自己中心性 (jikochūshinsei)following ones egotistical desires
Korean 자아중심주의, 자기중심주의
  • 자아중심주의 (jaajungsimjuui)following ones egotistical desires
  • 자기중심주의 (jagijungsimjuui)following ones egotistical desires
Polish egocentryzm
  • egocentryzmfollowing ones egotistical desires
Portuguese egocentrismo
  • egocentrismofollowing ones egotistical desires
Russian эгоцентри́зм
  • эгоцентри́зм (egocentrízm)following ones egotistical desires
Spanish egocentrismo
  • egocentrismofollowing ones egotistical desires
Ukrainian егоцентри́зм
  • егоцентри́зм (ehocentrýzm)following ones egotistical desires

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

egocentrism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egocentrism

MLA

“egocentrism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egocentrism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “egocentrism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/egocentrism.

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