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Recent Examples of egocentrism Other simulations have relied on personality trait theory, which holds that people have varying levels of psychoticism (aggression and egocentrism), extraversion (associated with more daring behaviors) and neuroticism (linked to anxiety and shyness). Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022 The common traits here are a lack of empathy and egocentrism. Ana Reed, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 There's a certain human egocentrism that undervalues how big the system is. Francis Wilkinson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2011 But as the Allied drive slowed through late 1944, the egocentric Californian raged at Montgomery’s own egocentrism and Eisenhower’s willingness to indulge the British. Jonathan W. Jordan, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022 Rather than counteract that cavalier egocentrism by developing Gede and Lily in any detail, the movie replicates and reinforces it. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2022 Call yourself by name to untangle from your Critic’s egocentrism. Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 July 2022 Studies 4 and 5 further suggest that this overconfidence is born of egocentrism, the inherent difficulty of detaching oneself from one's own perspective when evaluating the perspective of someone else. Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for egocentrism
Noun
  • Like The Substance, there’s a vein of selfishness born from societal powerlessness underpinning the film, here focusing on the unique clash of ultra-modernity and traditionalism experienced in China and Hong Kong at the dawn of the new millennium.
    Rory Doherty, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Some prosecutors vehemently oppose the claim and say the brothers are spinning a tale to hide their greed and selfishness.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Elsewhere is a bar/parlor room, as well as an inviting primary suite that comes complete with a Juliette balcony, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath flaunting dual vanities and a large shower.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Grand suites have separate in-room dining tables and some even have bathtubs and dual-sink stone vanities.
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This leads to a heartfelt exploration of ego, humility, and legacy.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But fame and success ultimately released any reluctance to speak out, and seemed to loosen his ego as well.
    Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • So, a narcissistic parent is at its core someone who has a narcissistic personality disorder or is affected by narcissism, and in turn projects that onto their children, because they are threatened by their children's growing independence.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Additionally, a 2020 study published in PLOS ONE found that narcissism is associated with lower relationship satisfaction, which in turn is associated with intentions towards infidelity.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information, Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • But by trying to avoid how Trump’s past reflects his current approach to politics—his zero-sum relationship to power, his pettiness and egotism—while simultaneously winking at viewers’ knowledge of him, the film lands itself in a trap.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • This connects to how the Puberty Alarm cartoon substitutes for the egotism some people never outgrow — the self-justification featured in groomer films such as Eighth Grade and Love, Simon and Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn.
    Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024

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“Egocentrism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/egocentrism. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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