self-centred

adjective/ˌself ˈsentəd/CEFR B2

আত্মকেন্দ্রিক

Meaning

Concerned only with your own wishes and needs.

Example sentences

  • It was a self-centred decision.সিদ্ধান্তটি ছিল আত্মকেন্দ্রিক।
  • Small children are naturally self-centred.ছোট শিশুরা স্বভাবতই আত্মকেন্দ্রিক।

Common phrases with “self-centred”

  • a self-centred attitudeআত্মকেন্দ্রিক মনোভাব
  • utterly self-centredসম্পূর্ণ আত্মকেন্দ্রিক
  • grow less self-centredআত্মকেন্দ্রিকতা কমা

A common mistake

Self-centred is the American spelling.→Self-centred is British; self-centered is American.

The -re and -er split runs through centre, metre, theatre and litre. Bangladeshi schools follow the British forms, so self-centred is the safe default here.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: selfish, self-absorbed

Antonyms: altruistic

Similar words, and what each means

  • selfish

    স্বার্থপর

    Caring only about yourself and not about others.

  • self-absorbed

    আত্মমগ্ন, নিজেকে নিয়েই ব্যস্ত

    So taken up with your own affairs that you notice nobody else.

  • self-centered

    আত্মকেন্দ্রিক (আমেরিকান বানান)

    Thinking only of yourself, in the American spelling.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “self-centred” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • অগোছালো, এলোমেলো
    • • আত্মকেন্দ্রিক
    • • অন্তহীন, অফুরন্ত
    • • সক্রিয়, কর্মচঞ্চল
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    আত্মকেন্দ্রিক — self-centred (adjective) — আত্মকেন্দ্রিক. Concerned only with your own wishes and needs.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “self-centred”?

    • • thunderous
    • • selfish
    • • unsharpened
    • • little
    Show the answer

    selfish — selfish — স্বার্থপর. Caring only about yourself and not about others.

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