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SELF-CENTEREDNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-centeredness mean?
• SELF-CENTEREDNESS (noun)
The noun SELF-CENTEREDNESS has 1 sense:
1. concern for your own interests and welfare
Familiarity information: SELF-CENTEREDNESS 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 ("self-centeredness" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Derivation:
self-centered (limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs)
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