# egocentric

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntɹɪk/ · frequency rank #54,149

## Definitions
1. Selfish, self-centered, self-absorbed.
2. Egotistical.
3. Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.

## Etymology
From ego- + -centric.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/egocentric