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egocentric	self-centered or selfish. [1/3 definitions]
egoism	the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. (Cf. altruism.) [1/3 definitions]
egoist	a self-centered or selfish person. [1/2 definitions]
egoistic	mostly concerned about oneself and one's desires; self-centered. (Cf. altruistic.) [1/2 definitions]
egotism	excessive self-regard; self-centeredness or selfishness. [1/2 definitions]
egotist	a self-centered person; egoist. [1/2 definitions]
egotistic	self-centered or selfish; egoistic. [1/2 definitions]
egotistical	self-centered or selfish. [1/2 definitions]
selfish	overly concerned with oneself and one's own interests, rather than those of others; self-centered. [1/2 definitions]
self-seeking	promoting one's own interests, esp. in a selfish or self-centered way. [1/2 definitions]
solipsism	the self-centered habit of interpreting and judging all things exclusively according to one's own concepts of meaning and value. [1/2 definitions]

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