ergocentric

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adjective

Focused on work.

“an ergocentric analysis”

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Meanings

adjectiveergocentric (comparative more ergocentric, superlative most ergocentric)

comparative more ergocentric · superlative most ergocentric

  1. Focused on work.

    Today's society is highly ergocentric, with so many people putting their work lives before their social and private lives.

  2. Focused on a literary work.

    an ergocentric analysis

Origin

From ergo- + -centric.

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Cite this entry
APA

ergocentric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergocentric

MLA

“ergocentric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergocentric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ergocentric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ergocentric.

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