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self-centredˌself-ˈcentred British English, self-centered American English adjective   - Jill's attractive and pleasant to talk to, but she's extremely self-centred.
- From egocentricity to altruism Infants go through a period of being completely self-centred.
- He's self-centred, manipulative, insensitive; classic signs of a personality problem.
- He is self-centred, with little interest in the organisation's needs.
- Jeopardy was selfish and self-centred, but irresistibly compelling.
- One thing that must be pointed out is the fact that these remarks, however romantic-sounding, are all self-centred.
- Such events must have undermined even Prokofiev's naive, self-centred confidence.
- There had been so much to admire in Ewan, even though he'd been so self-centred.
- Was it because she is a mixed-up, self-centred space cadet?
selfish► 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. paying so much attention to yourself that you do not notice what is happening to other people SYN selfish—self-centredness noun [uncountable] |