Self-centered definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Self-centered definition: occupied or concerned only with one's own affairs ; egocentric ; selfish | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'self-centered'    Share× Credits× self-centered regionalnote: inBRIT,useself-centredadjective Someonewhoisself-centeredisonlyconcernedwiththeirownwantsandneedsandneverthinksaboutotherpeople. [disapproval]It'sveryself-centeredtothinkthatpeoplearetalkingaboutyou. MoreSynonymsofself-centered COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'coronagraph' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps self-centeredinBritishEnglish (ˌsɛlfˈsɛntəd ) adjectiveUStheUSequivalentofself-centred CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers self-centeredinAmericanEnglish (ˈsɛlfˈsɛntərd ) adjective occupiedorconcernedonlywithone'sownaffairs;egocentric;selfish Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsself-centeredly(ˈself-ˈcenteredly) adverb self-centeredness(ˈself-ˈcenteredness) noun self-centeredinAmericanEnglish (ˈselfˈsentərd) adjective1. concernedsolelyorchieflywithone'sowninterests,welfare,etc.;engrossedinself;selfish;egotistical 2. independent,self-sufficient 3. centeredinoneselforitself 4. archaic fixed;unchanging Also(esp.Brit.):self-centredMostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsselfcenteredlyadverb selfcenterednessnoun Wordorigin[1670–80] Examplesof'self-centered'inasentence self-centered TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Wewalkedhometogether,andItriedtomakeanefforttobecheerfulandnotsoself-centeredaboutwhathadhappened.KateCannREADY?(2001)Sometimesshelookedbackanditallseemedsoshallowandself-centeredthatshefeltherselfpanic;othertimesitseemedjustfine.PeterRobinsonAFTERMATH(2001)Butdespiteherfaults,hehadtoadmitthatshewasn'tquitetheselfish,self-centeredsocialitehe'doriginallythoughthertobe.SusanElizabethPhillipsKISSANANGEL(2001) Browsealphabetically self-centered self-care self-catering self-censorship self-centered self-centeredly self-centeredness self-centred AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'S' Relatedtermsof self-centered self-centered Source Definitionofself-centeredfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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