egocentric
See also: egocèntric
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌiɡoʊˈsɛntɹɪk/
Audio (Connecticut): (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌiːɡəʉˈsentɹɪk/
- Rhymes: -ɛntɹɪk
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Adjective
egocentric (comparative more egocentric, superlative most egocentric)
- Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
- Egotistical.
- 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.
Synonyms
- (self-centered): self-minded
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
egotistical
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Noun
egocentric (plural egocentrics)
- A person who is egocentric.
Synonyms
Translations
person who is egocentric
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French égocentrique.
Adjective
egocentric m or n (feminine singular egocentrică, masculine plural egocentrici, feminine and neuter plural egocentrice)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | egocentric | egocentrică | egocentrici | egocentrice | |||
| definite | egocentricul | egocentrica | egocentricii | egocentricele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | egocentric | egocentrice | egocentrici | egocentrice | |||
| definite | egocentricului | egocentricei | egocentricilor | egocentricelor | ||||