egocentrice‧go‧cen‧tric /ˌiːɡəʊˈsentrɪk◂, ˌeɡ- $ -ɡoʊ-/ adjective 
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Thesaurus- Fox plays an egocentric movie star.
- He was a man of undoubted genius, but bad-tempered, egocentric, and impossible to live with.
- Older children are less egocentric than younger ones, and more willing to accept other people's ideas.
- Still, the egocentric child typically lacks any appreciation or knowledge of the game from a social point of view.
- The earlier humanitarian Ahab no longer concerns himself with humanity but devotes himself to his own egocentric desires.
- The most extreme form of dramatic playing would be egocentric play.
- The sensorimotor child is initially egocentric in that he lacks differentiation between the self as an object and other objects.
- With this awareness, children begin to accommodate to others, and egocentric thought begins to give way to social pressure.
- Young children's egocentric behaviour is assimilation since they are incapable of seeing anything except from their own point of view.
THESAURUS► selfish
thinking only about yourself and not about what other people might need or want SYN self-centred—egocentricity /ˌiːɡəʊsenˈtrɪsəti, ˌeɡ- $ -ɡoʊ-/ noun [countable, uncountable] thinking only about what you need or want, and not thinking about how other people feel or what other people want – used especially when criticizing a person or their behaviour: · Amy, don’t be selfish. Let the others have a turn.· 'I’m not doing this for selfish reasons,' he said.· It was a very selfish thing to do.
► egocentric (also self-centred British English, self-centered American English) believing that what you do and think is the most important thing, and not paying attention to what anyone else thinks or does – used when describing someone’s personality: · Teenagers can be highly egocentric, and sometimes find it difficult to see another person’s point of view.· Children start off as self-centred little beings and they do not naturally think of the other person.
► egotistical believing that you are better or more important than other people: · Like many famous writers I’ve met, he was arrogant and egotistical.· He’s just another young player who has gone out of control in the increasingly egotistical world of professional sports.
► self-serving only thinking of getting advantages for yourself: · People’s fears are exaggerated by self-serving politicians.· They described the report as ‘self-serving and contradictory’.
► think of nobody but yourself (also only think about yourself) to only think of what you want to do, and not consider what other people want – often used when criticizing someone who does this: · The trouble with Alan is that he thinks of nobody but himself.· Before I had children, I only thought about myself and what I wanted.
► it’s always me me me! informal used when criticizing someone for being selfish: · It’s always me, me, me with you and I have had enough. I don’t need this – you’re welcome to yourself, my dear.
Longman Language Activatorselfish► selfish someone who is selfish only thinks about what they need or want, and never thinks about how other people feel or what other people want: · Amy, don't be selfish. Let the others have a turn.· Carter has never been a selfish player.· It's not that I'm selfish. I just don't loan out my tools anymore.· Sometimes it's all right to be a little selfish, and forget about everyone else for a change.
► self-centred British /self-centered American paying so much attention to yourself that you do not notice what is happening to other people: · He was too self-centered to notice how unhappy Ruth was.· Jill's attractive and pleasant to talk to, but she's extremely self-centred.· Our whole society has become selfish and self-centered.
► egocentric someone who is egocentric believes that what they do and think is much more important than what anyone else thinks or does: · Fox plays an egocentric movie star.· He was a man of undoubted genius, but bad-tempered, egocentric, and impossible to live with.· Older children are less egocentric than younger ones, and more willing to accept other people's ideas.
► think of nobody but yourself/only think about yourself informal to be selfish, especially when you are making plans or arrangements: · Before I had children, I only thought about myself and what I wanted.· You never think about anyone but yourself - we needed that money!
► look out for yourself/look after number one informal to behave selfishly, especially in a situation where this is necessary because everyone else is doing the same: · I don't blame anyone for looking out for themselves, that's human nature.· In the 1980s, the message was clear -- look out for number one and give no thought to the rest of society.