Definition
The inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and someone else's, a characteristic of early childhood thinking in Piaget's theory.
Etymology
From Latin 'ego' (I) + Greek 'kentron' (center) + '-ism.' Central to Piaget's preoperational stage.
Kelly Says
Egocentrism isn't being selfish — it's when little kids literally can't imagine that someone else sees the world differently than they do!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንኳን ማዕቀን
en-kwan mah-eh-kehn
ARالعربية
مركزية الذات
markaziyyat al-dhat
BNবাংলা
আত্মকেন্দ্রিকতা
atma-kendrikata
CACatalà
egocentrisme
eh-goh-sehn-treez-meh
CSČeština
egocentrismus
eh-goh-tsehn-treez-moos
DADansk
egocentrisme
eh-goh-sehn-treez-meh
DEDeutsch
Egocentrismus
eh-goh-sehn-treez-moos
ELΕλληνικά
εγωκεντρισμός
eh-goh-kehntreez-mohs
ESEspañol
egocentrismo
eh-goh-sehn-treez-moh
FAفارسی
خودمحوری
khod-mahoori
FISuomi
egosentrismi
eh-goh-sehn-treez-mee
FRFrançais
égocentrisme
eh-goh-sehn-treez-meh
GUGU
સ્વકેન્દ્રિત
swa-kendrit
HEעברית
אגוצנטריות
eh-goh-tsehn-tree-yoot
HIहिन्दी
स्वकेंद्रितता
swa-kendritata
HUMagyar
egocentrizmus
eh-goh-tsehn-treez-moos
IDBahasa Indonesia
egosentrisme
eh-goh-sehn-treez-meh
IGIG
ịhụnanya onwe
ee-hoon-yah-nah ohn-weh
ITItaliano
egocentrismo
eh-goh-sehn-treez-moh
JA日本語
自己中心主義
jiko chūshin shugi
KKKK
егоцентризм
eh-goh-tsehn-treez-m
KMKM
កណ្តាប់ដៃខ្លួន
kandap dai khluon
KO한국어
자아중심주의
jah-ah-joong-shim-joo-ui
MRMR
स्वकेंद्रित
swa-kendrit
MSBahasa Melayu
egosentrisme
eh-goh-sehn-treez-meh
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ်ကို အလယ်တည်ခြင်း
koh yoh ah-leh tahng hkyang
NLNederlands
egocentrisme
eh-goh-sehn-treez-meh
NONorsk
egosentrisme
eh-goh-sehn-treez-meh
PAPA
ਸਵੈਕੇਂਦਰਤਾ
swai-kendrata
PLPolski
egocentryzm
eh-goh-tsehn-treez-m
PTPortuguês
egocentrismo
eh-goh-sehn-treez-moh
RORomână
egocentrism
eh-goh-sehn-treez-m
RUРусский
эгоцентризм
eh-goh-tsehn-treez-m
SVSvenska
egocentrism
eh-goh-sehn-treez-m
SWKiswahili
ujitambuzi
oo-jee-tahm-boo-zee
TAதமிழ்
தன்மையாக்கம்
thanmayakam
TEతెలుగు
స్వీయకేంద్రత
sweeyakendrata
THไทย
การมุ่งเน้นที่ตนเอง
gahn moon nern tee ton aeng
TLTL
pag-ibig sa sarili
pahg-ee-big sah sah-ree-lee
TRTürkçe
egosantrizm
eh-goh-sahn-treez-m
UKУкраїнська
егоцентризм
eh-goh-tsehn-treez-m
URاردو
خود中心یت
khud markaziyyat
VITiếng Việt
tự tâm trung
too tahm troong
YOYO
ìfẹ́ ọ̀rọ̀
ee-feh oh-roh
ZH中文
自我中心主义
zì wǒ zhōng xīn zhǔ yì
ZUZU
ukuzikhanyisa
oo-koo-zee-kah-nee-sah