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egocentric

/ˌiːɡoʊˈsɛntrɪk/ /ˌɛɡoʊˈsɛntrɪk/

Meanings
noun
A person who is egocentric.

Examples :

"The egocentric in the group only talked about himself and his accomplishments at the team meeting. "
person character attitude mind
adjective
Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.

Examples :

"The child gave egocentric directions to the park, saying it was "straight ahead" and "past the big tree," rather than describing it as "northwest" from their current location. "
mind philosophy space position direction being

Related Words

Illustration centered

centered verb

/ˈsɛn.təd/ /ˈsɛn.təɹd/

To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.

"He centered the heading of the document."

Illustration representations

representations noun

/ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛn.ˈteɪ.ʃənz/

That which represents something else.

"The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body."

Illustration reference

reference noun

/ˈɹɛf.(ə)ɹəns/

A relationship or relation (to something).

"The teacher's explanation had a clear reference to the textbook. "

Illustration environment

environment noun

/-mɪnt/

The surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest.

"The noisy environment of the school cafeteria made it difficult to concentrate on my homework. "

Illustration describing

describing verb

/dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/

To represent in words.

"The feeling is difficult to describe, but not unpleasant."

Illustration direction

direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration attitude

attitude noun

/ˈætɪˌtjuːd/ /ˈætɪtud/

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

"The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude."

Illustration northwest

northwest noun

/ˌnɔrθˈwɛst/ /ˌnɔːθˈwɛst/

The compass point halfway between north and west, bearing 315°, abbreviated as NW.

"The school field trip will be to the northwest corner of the park. "

Illustration directions

directions noun

/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Illustration accomplishments

accomplishments noun

/ə.ˈkʌm.plɪʃ.mənts/ /ə.ˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənts/

The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.

"the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc"

Illustration egotistical

egotistical adjective

/ˌiːɡəˈtɪstɪkəl/ /ˌeɡəˈtɪstɪkəl/

Tending to talk excessively about oneself.

"My brother is quite egotistical; he talks about his accomplishments at school all the time, rarely mentioning anyone else's. "