Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
self-centred
adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Jill's attractive and pleasant to talk to, but she's extremely self-centred.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ From egocentricity to altruism Infants go through a period of being completely self-centred.
▪ He's self-centred, manipulative, insensitive; classic signs of a personality problem.
▪ He is self-centred, with little interest in the organisation's needs.
▪ Jeopardy was selfish and self-centred, but irresistibly compelling.
▪ One thing that must be pointed out is the fact that these remarks, however romantic-sounding, are all self-centred.
▪ Such events must have undermined even Prokofiev's naive, self-centred confidence.
▪ There had been so much to admire in Ewan, even though he'd been so self-centred.
▪ Was it because she is a mixed-up, self-centred space cadet?
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Self-centred
Self-centered \Self`-cen"tered\, Self-centred \Self`-cen"tred\, a.
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Centered in itself, or in one's self.
There hangs the ball of earth and water mixt, Self-centered and unmoved.
--Dryden. interested solely or primiarily in oneself, or one's own welfare; disinclined to consider the interests of others; selfish; egotistical.
WordNet
self-centred
adj. limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs [syn: egocentric, egoistical, self-centered]