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B2🧠 Personality

Italian word

egocentrico

egocentric, self-focused, sees everything from their own viewpoint

Looks like

egocentric

thinking only of oneself; self-centred

⚠️ The trap

True cognate but different from 'egoista'. Egocentrico = sees everything through own perspective. Egoista = selfish/unwilling to give. You can be egocentrico without being egoista.

To say "thinking only of oneself; self-centred" in Italian:

egocentrico (true cognate)

"egocentrico" in English means:

egocentric, self-focused, sees everything from their own viewpoint

Example

"È così egocentrica — pensa che il mondo ruoti intorno a lei."

"She is so egocentric — she thinks the world revolves around her."

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