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self-centered

[self-sen-terd] / ˈsɛlfˈsɛn tərd /


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That self-centered cluelessness ended up torpedoing Pratt’s best campaign moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Of course, you probably don’t mean all boomers are self-centered.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

“Ellie has a more self-centered point of view. Ellie’s world is her and Joel and God help anybody who gets in the middle of it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

But plenty of us have self-centered people in our lives whom we do not want to cut off or gray rock—and for that, we might need to get off Reddit and talk to a therapist.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2024

Nations, by law, are solitary, self-centered, withdrawn into themselves.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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