Word: egocentric
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: e
go
cen
tric
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: ego
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The most central part of the mind, which mediates with one's surroundings.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ego
Language: la
Decoded: ego
Meaning: I
Affix: -centric
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified object at the centre, or as the focus of attention.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κεντρικός
Language: grc
Decoded: kentrikos
Meaning: central