egocentric

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Veronika's tool use is directed at her own body, which is known as egocentric tool use.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

"He has pretty strong political ambitions for a second term, and is pretty politically egocentric, as all leaders are at his level."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

In his 1941 book, The Mask of Sanity, the influential US psychiatrist Hervey Cleckley set out the personality profile of a psychopath: a superficially charming but egocentric and untrustworthy person who conceals an antisocial core.

From Scientific American • Jul. 24, 2023

Bill Plaschke really nailed in his column about the Lakers passing on Kyrie Irving and LeBron James’ egocentric “Maybe It’s Me” reaction.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou