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EGOCENTRISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does egocentrism mean?
• EGOCENTRISM (noun)
The noun EGOCENTRISM has 1 sense:
1. concern for your own interests and welfare
Familiarity information: EGOCENTRISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Concern for your own interests and welfare
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
egocentrism; egoism; self-centeredness; self-concern; self-interest
Hypernyms ("egocentrism" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
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