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Egocentrism vs Selfishness - What's the difference?

egocentrism | selfishness |

As nouns the difference between egocentrism and selfishness

is that egocentrism is the constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme while selfishness is the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

egocentrism

English

Noun

(wikipedia egocentrism)
  • The constant following of one's egotistical desires to an extreme.

    • Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism

    selfishness

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia selfishness)
  • the quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others

    • Antonyms

    * selflessness