autocentric

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ -centric

Adjective

autocentric (comparative more autocentric, superlative most autocentric)

1. Centered in or upon the self; making or regarding oneself as the center.
   • 1988, M.J. Apter, J.H. Kerr, M.P. Cowles, Progress in Reversal Theory‎^[1]:

     These remarks would seem to imply a shift for the nurse from autocentric controlling, to allocentric controlling, then to allocentric nurturing.

Antonyms

• allocentric

Derived terms

• autocentrism