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[ self-sen-terd ] / ˈsɛlfˈsɛn tərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-centered ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveconcerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical. independent, self-sufficient. centered in oneself or itself. Archaic. fixed; unchanging. Also especially British, self-cen·tred . Origin of self-centeredFirst recorded in 1670–80 OTHER WORDS FROM self-centeredself·cen·tered·ly, adverbself·cen·tered·ness, noununself-centered, adjectiveWords nearby self-centeredself-bias, self-binder, self-care, self-catering, self-censorship, self-centered, self-centred, self-certification, self-cleaning, self-collected, self-colored Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-centeredOf course, there is the catch that Nancy has always been a bit more cunning and self-centered (though not self-aware) than Piper. Orange Is the New Weeds: The Adventures of Jenji Kohan Across the 8th Dimension|Rich Goldstein, Emily Shire|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Opportunistic, self-centered—no one could actually write a worse TV mom. TV’s Best and Worst Moms: ‘Veep,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and More|The Daily Beast Video|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST His motivations to just make money can be viewed by this audience as self-centered, even if they may be business savvy. He’s A Businessman, Man: Jay Z’s Pursuit of Profit and Why We Don’t Trust Him|Rawiya Kameir|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Instead, Oz devolved into the story of a self-centered conman who gets to rule Oz basically because he is male. The Biggest Surprises and Disappointments in 2013|Melissa Leon|December 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And look, call me self-centered, but I can think of one minority they could start with. White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Obama Nails It, Again|Lloyd Grove|April 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST The man who craves friendship, and yet desires a self-centered spirit more, will never lack for friends. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard Not all, but most libraries—and I have looked in, and at, and around many—are too self-centered. Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913|Various It is not enough that a man pass from the morbid and self-centered mood to an interest in the outward world that surrounds him. Among Famous Books|John Kelman Rhoda was the delicate product of a highly cultivated civilization, egoistic, narrow-viewed, self-centered. The Heart of the Desert|Honor Willsie Morrow The self-centered and self-satisfied citizens of San Pasqual had condemned the vegetable venture from the start. The Long Chance|Peter B. Kyne
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