egocentric

/igoʊˈsɛntrɪk/

/igəʊˈsɛntrɪk/

Other forms: egocentrics; egocentrically

If you are egocentric, the whole world centers on you and you don't pay much attention to other people. Are you even listening to me?

Egocentric is a pretty recent word (from the early 20th century) and it quite literally means "self-centered." Does its recent invention mean that the human race is becoming more egocentric? If you're concerned about that possibility, maybe you're not as egocentric as I thought.

Definitions of egocentric

1. adjective

   limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
   synonyms: egoistic, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred

   self-absorbed, self-involved

   absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc

   selfish

   concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
2. noun

   a self-centered person with little regard for others
   synonyms: egoist

   type of:

   selfish person

   a person who is unusually selfish