self-centered.

Giving excessive importance to one's own needs or viewpoint.

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Words that belong together

• self-centered behavior
• self-centered outlook

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Her self-centered response ignored the team's loss.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Comparative more self-centered; superlative most self-centered when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, behavior. Commonness: moderately common.