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My dad was such a bigot. He was a horrible, self-centred person. He was really racist and he'd talk about the Jews and blacks and Catholics even.
Cindy Sherman

Meaning of "self-centred" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-CENTRED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-CENTRED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Centred is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-CENTRED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of self-centred in the English dictionary

The definition of self-centred in the dictionary is totally preoccupied with one's own concerns.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-CENTRED

self-catering
self-censorship
self-centered
self-centeredly
self-centeredness
self-centredly
self-centredness
self-certification
self-cleaning
self-closing
self-colored
self-coloured
self-command
self-compatibility
self-compatible
self-composed
self-composure
self-conceit
self-conceited
self-concept

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-CENTRED

accoutred
body-centred
cantred
centred
face-centred
goitred
hatred
learner-centred
sceptred
self-hatred
soft-centred
unsceptred

Synonyms and antonyms of self-centred in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SELF-CENTRED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «self-centred» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of self-centred

Translation of «self-centred» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-CENTRED

Find out the translation of self-centred to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-centred from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-centred» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

以我为中心的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

egocéntrico
570 millions of speakers

English

self-centred
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आत्म केन्द्रित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَنَانِيّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эгоистичный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

egocêntrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মসর্বস্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

égocentrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mementingkan diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

egozentrisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己本位の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이기적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Musataken diri
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự coi mình là trung tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய மையப்படுத்திய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची केंद्रीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bencil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

egocentrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

egocentryczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

егоцентричний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

egocentric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγωκεντρικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- gesentreerde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självupptagen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvsentrert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-centred

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-CENTRED»

The term «self-centred» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.267 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-CENTRED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-centred

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2 QUOTES WITH «SELF-CENTRED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-centred.
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Greg LeMond
Racing is a very selfish, self-centred, self-glorifying thing. My wife's life for 14 years was centered around me. It was all about me. It was all for my ego.
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Cindy Sherman
My dad was such a bigot. He was a horrible, self-centred person. He was really racist and he'd talk about the Jews and blacks and Catholics even.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-CENTRED»

Discover the use of self-centred in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-centred and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Meme Machine
These are all memes, a term first coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976 in his book The Selfish Gene.
Susan Blackmore, 2000
2
The Message of Malachi
Being self—centred is one of the curses of our age. It is hard for two self—centred people to sustain a marriage. Self—centred parents find children very demanding . Self-centred children find it hard to honour their father and mother.
Peter Adam, 2013
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Love, Heterosexuality and Society
PHILLIP: You tend to be, when you're in a relationship, you tend to be less self- centred. When you're not in a relationship you are totally self- centred because you've got nobody else to think about and you tend to become selfish and I think  ...
Paul Johnson, 2007
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Jesus the Sadguru and His Discipleship
The 'Self-Centred' Attitude to God Self-centred life serves God seeking a reward- spiritual blessings, material blessings, reputation, an impression of spirituality in the eyes of others, power and position in the Church and society, but it is always  ...
Emmanuel Singh, 2010
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J Krishnamurti Choiceless Awareness:
Bombay, 3rd Public Talk, February 23, 1955 The Collected Works, Vol. VIII, p. 312 Is it possible for the mind ever to be free from self-centred activity? To understand what this self-centred activity is, one must obviously examine it, look at it, ...
Jiddu Krishnamurti, 2010
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Graph Dynamics
There are many self-centred graphs: in [B79] it has been shown that there exist self-centred graphs with p vertices and q edges if and only if q € {p,p+l, — '~ } U { KJ }. An example of a class where a characterization is possible are complements ...
Erich Prisner, 1995
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Choiceless Awareness
Is. it. possible. for. the. mind. ever. to. be. free. from. self-centred. activity? To understand what this self-centred activity is, one must obviously examine it, look at it, be aware of this entire process. If one can be aware of it, then there is the ...
Krishnamurti, 1992
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If You believe, you can fly.
What is the difference between selfish and being self-centred? A selfish person is one who only does what they want to do for their single-minded benefit, without regard for the feelings of others. This thought train is based on a notion of'take' ...
Sean G Cochrane, 2014
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The first and last freedom
CHAPTER XIX Self-centred Activity MOST OF US, I think, are aware that every form of persuasion, every kind of inducement, has been offered us to resist self- centred activities. Religions, through promises, through fear of hell, through every  ...
Jiddu Krishnamurti, 2013
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Aristotle's Theory of Moral Insight
What Aristotle has been doing in § § 4-6 is to contrast a type of person who is self -centred in what is implied to be the more usual sense of the term, with a type of person who is self-centred in a different and more exalted way. Aristotle argues ...
Troels Engberg-Pedersen, 1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-CENTRED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-centred is used in the context of the following news items.
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Self-centred” Scott Disick blasted over his new desire after Kourtney …
... three today. Just what he wants. “Self centered b******...the kardashian-Jenners were kinda the reason he had a boost in fame,” one angry commenter wrote. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Alexa Chung: I'm a self-centred designer
The British style icon has collaborated with US denim label AG on her Alexa Chung for AG collection. She has just launched her second set of designs and ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Don't be a self-centred driver
Apparently, Volkswagen Jetta driver must be one self-centred person who thinks everyone should just pull to the side of the road and just let them have the ... «Windsor Star, Jun 15»
4
Shoaib Akhtar blames Pakistan's self-centred captains for failing to …
In a recent interview with Harsha Bhogle, retired fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar claimed that his career never reached the heights that it could have because he ... «Sportskeeda, May 15»
5
Lawyers reminded not to be self-centred
KUCHING: Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nancy Shukri has reminded practising lawyers not to be self-centred, especially when dealing with cases ... «The Borneo Post, May 15»
6
M1 murderer was 'narcissistic, self-centred bully'
The driving test examiner jailed for life today for the murder of his wife has been labelled "a narcissistic, self-centred, self-absorbed bully". Judge Nicholas Dean ... «ITV News, May 15»
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The origins of narcissism: Children more likely to be self-centred if …
Praising children too often and telling them they are more special than others contributes to a higher likelihood of developing narcissistic traits, a new study has ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
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Ella Henderson: "Mirror Man is about the most self-centred guy I've …
Hinting the guy in question had done just that, Ella revealed: "[The song] is simply about the most self-centred person I've ever met. It's about someone who ... «Reveal, Feb 15»
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Eurovision Song Contest 2015: Contestants are talentless and self
A cursory glance at previous entries show most to be self-centred, talentless narcissists who get a kick out of embarrassing themselves in before an audience of ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
10
Me Generation: Middle class 'are more self-centred', claims new study
It says the rise of the “Me Generation” can be traced back more than a century to the move away from manual labour to middle class jobs. The research found ... «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Self-Centred [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/self-centred>. May 2024 ».
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