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Egocentric vs Exocentric - What's the difference?

egocentric | exocentric |

As adjectives the difference between egocentric and exocentric

is that egocentric is selfish, self-centered while exocentric is not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.

As a noun egocentric

is a person who is egocentric.

egocentric

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • selfish, self-centered
  • Egotistical.
  • Relating to spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on one's own location within the environment (as when giving the direction as "right" rather than "north"); opposed to allocentric.

    • Anagrams

    * geocentric

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is egocentric.

    • exocentric

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (linguistics, of a phrase or compound) Not having the same part of speech as any of its constituent words.

    • Related terms

    * endocentric

    See also

    * bahuvrihi