self-centered

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

self-centered
    adj 1: limited to or caring only about yourself and your own
           needs [syn: {egoistic}, {egoistical}, {egocentric},
           {self-centered}, {self-centred}] [ant: {altruistic},
           {selfless}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Self-centered \Self`-cen"tered\, Self-centred \Self`-cen"tred\,
   a.
   1. Centered in itself, or in one's self.
      [1913 Webster]

            There hangs the ball of earth and water mixt,
            Self-centered and unmoved.            --Dryden.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. interested solely or primiarily in oneself, or one's own
      welfare; disinclined to consider the interests of others;
      selfish; egotistical.
      [PJC] Self-centering

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

36 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-centered":
      acquisitive, ambitious for self, autistic, careerist, egocentric,
      egocentristic, egoistic, egotistical, grasping, greedy,
      individualistic, narcissan, narcissine, narcissistic, narcistic,
      personalistic, possessive, privatistic, remote, self-absorbed,
      self-admiring, self-advancing, self-besot, self-considerative,
      self-contained, self-devoted, self-esteeming, self-indulgent,
      self-interested, self-jealous, self-occupied, self-pleasing,
      self-seeking, self-serving, self-sufficient, selfish

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