as in selfish
overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests
a group of self-centered residents with no interest or involvement in their community
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In Japan, however, where modesty and formality are valued in leadership, such a style might seem self-centered or inappropriate.
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Sarat Chakravarthi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
So, how do good leaders operate with confidence without coming across as arrogant or self-centered?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
To be clear, sperm donation is, obviously, not an inherently evil or self-centered act.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
This speaks to something in him that’s both self-centered and self-destructive.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Deadpool has a meeting with Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan, who rejects him since Deadpool is too self-centered for the Avengers and just not a team player.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
Those in positions of power have it in their best interests to keep workers, neighbors, and citizens separate, self-centered, and distracted.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 June 2024
His administration has shifted from strategic altruism to a narrower and more self-centered conception of U.S. national interests.
—Robert D. Blackwill, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
Zoey has a lot of times been fairly accused of being a narcissist and being a little too self-centered.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Sarat Chakravarthi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
So, how do good leaders operate with confidence without coming across as arrogant or self-centered?
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
To be clear, sperm donation is, obviously, not an inherently evil or self-centered act.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
This speaks to something in him that’s both self-centered and self-destructive.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2024
Deadpool has a meeting with Jon Favreau’s Happy Hogan, who rejects him since Deadpool is too self-centered for the Avengers and just not a team player.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
Those in positions of power have it in their best interests to keep workers, neighbors, and citizens separate, self-centered, and distracted.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 3 June 2024
His administration has shifted from strategic altruism to a narrower and more self-centered conception of U.S. national interests.
—Robert D. Blackwill, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2019
Zoey has a lot of times been fairly accused of being a narcissist and being a little too self-centered.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
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“Self-centered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-centered. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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