egocentrism

Questions about egocentrism

What does egocentrism mean?

egocentrism means "concern for your own interests and welfare".

How many syllables are in egocentrism?

egocentrism has 4 syllables and divides as e-go-cen-trism under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for egocentrism?

Close synonyms include egoism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is egocentrism a common word?

egocentrism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.