EGOCENTRIC


Meaning of EGOCENTRIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌē-gō-ˈsen-trik also ]

ˌe- adjective

Date: 1894

1. : concerned with the individual rather than society

2. : taking the ego as the starting point in philosophy

3.

a. : limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs

b. : self-centered , selfish

• egocentric noun

• ego·cen·tri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē adverb

• ego·cen·tric·i·ty -ˌsen-ˈtri-sə-tē noun

• ego·cen·trism -ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.