as in selfishness
excessive interest in oneself
in her extreme self-centeredness she hadn't even noticed that her friend was depressed
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Recent Examples of self-centeredness
This same self-centeredness compels his girlfriend (Olivia Thirlby) to move out of their modest apartment without warning.
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Judy Berman, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Where Grande really shines is in showing Glinda’s growing realization of this and whether to accept it, of how her self-centeredness has hurt other people — including her best friend, who is now running for her life.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Christ reveals that we can’t be held hostage by inharmony, self-centeredness, or bitterness, in ourselves or others.
—Liz Butterfield Wallingford, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2025
Judy Berman, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
Where Grande really shines is in showing Glinda’s growing realization of this and whether to accept it, of how her self-centeredness has hurt other people — including her best friend, who is now running for her life.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025
This is different from egoism and self-centeredness.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Christ reveals that we can’t be held hostage by inharmony, self-centeredness, or bitterness, in ourselves or others.
—Liz Butterfield Wallingford, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-centeredness
Noun
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Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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The adjectives used to describe vampire Lucy suggest monstrous selfishness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
Noun
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All to justify his vanity project.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
31 May 2026
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The director describes him less as a young actor searching for a performance than as someone instinctively in tune with the character’s vanity, insecurity and swagger.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
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By catering to his ego, international leaders can persuade Washington to forget—or at least to ignore—past tensions.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
3 June 2026
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Out of this evolutionary necessity, new ways of leading are emerging based on the consciousness of a connected self, that both embraces the ego and puts it in service of a bigger picture, a higher calling.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Now layer in a New York fanbase whose narcissism is only matched by the novelty of its first finals since ‘99.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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That escape also reveals the profound depths of his narcissism.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Noun
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This trait is characterized by grandiosity, egocentrism, a constant need for admiration and a strong sense of entitlement.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Such assumptions are based more on psychological phenomena like egocentrism.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Luckily, the egocentricity of the business makes for very interesting pickings.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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There was too much egoism politically for each country to be all together with a unique economy, language and president.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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McGuane also reminded me that Hemingway was, to put it politely, a complicated personality, a domineering figure prone to brawling, affairs, and cask-strength egoism.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Self-centeredness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-centeredness. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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