Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being egocentric; specifically, an extreme and abnormal state of self-concentration or egoism.
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- noun The quality of being
egocentric
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Examples
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His scientific knowhow is matched only by his egocentricity, which makes Simon an incredibly entertaining character to watch.
‘FlashForward’ Episode 1.10 Recap: ‘A561984′ » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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Cultures, philosophies and religions of the world that appear diametrically opposed, subjected to the unknown perhaps the true leveler of egocentricity, rendering all of us mere fragments and preventing our mass destruction.
Kevin Bermeister: How Atheists And Believers Approach The Known And Unknown Kevin Bermeister 2011
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Thanks to their egocentricity, preschoolers are afraid of being left alone.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Discussing Breast Cancer with Children Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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Thanks to their egocentricity, preschoolers are afraid of being left alone.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Discussing Breast Cancer with Children Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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Thanks to their egocentricity, preschoolers are afraid of being left alone.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Discussing Breast Cancer with Children Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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Thanks to their egocentricity, preschoolers are afraid of being left alone.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Discussing Breast Cancer with Children Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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He must have been reading my comments about his bowling, it must have upset him, Boycott said, thus managing, with exquisite egocentricity, to make it all about Geoffrey Boycott, not Michael Yardy.
Amateur psychologists to be avoided in delicate Michael Yardy debate | Paul Hayward 2011
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Growing up means putting aside our egocentricity for truth.
Miles to Go Richard Paul Evans 2011
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Thanks to their egocentricity, preschoolers are afraid of being left alone.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Discussing Breast Cancer with Children Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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Thanks to their egocentricity, preschoolers are afraid of being left alone.
Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Discussing Breast Cancer with Children Hollye Harrington Jacobs 2011
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