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The definition of self centered is someone who only thinks about himself, his own needs and his own interests, or is actions or behaviors taken by someone that show a concern only for that person's needs.

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An example of self centered is taking the last of the food in the house when you know others are starving.
An example of self centered is talking on and on about yourself.

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See self-centered in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

occupied or concerned only with one's own affairs; egocentric; selfish

Related Forms:

self-centeredly adverb
self-centeredness noun

See self-centered in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Engrossed in oneself and one's own affairs; selfish.

Related Forms:

selfˈ-cenˈtered·ly adverb

selfˈ-cenˈtered·ness noun

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