Eurocentric

Systems of philosophy and historical revisionism to downplay the culture, innovation and intelligence of darker persons.

As a eurocentric, I have never read a time in history of any West African high technological civilizations.

by thescientist100 November 5, 2011

ergocentric

A person who believes that their work is the central reason for their existence

1: people in today's world only ever live to work
2: yeah! we really do live in an ergocentric society
1: oh my gosh, yes!! all they care about is work, none of them care about personal lives
2: it's because we're so economically centered; work has become the thing we center our lives on

by Mrs, Worldwide February 24, 2019

emocentric

a combination of "emo" and "egocentric".
The feeling that nobody else is suffering quite as bad as you are.

Oh, you poor thing. You got a B on your paper. You're really suffering. stop being so emocentric.

by Ashara December 5, 2004

egocentric

1. Centered on one's self. Selfish. Derived from the latin words "ego" meaning "I," and "centric" meaning "focused upon."

2. Philosophical theory stating that everyone is stranded in their own private universe and cannot truely know or be known by anyone else.

3. Dense. Referring to a person who assumes their first throught is correct every time.

Fury: Oh crap, I just got hacked!
Phy: My guild just beat a boss in WOW :D
Fury: ...egocentric mofo.

I can't help but be a little egocentric.

ButcherOrgg: Americans need to ban all guns like us!
Fury: Think maybe you're being egocentric?

by EternalFury August 7, 2005

egocentricism

the act of being self-absorbed to the point of absurdity.

being obsessive about a feature and then consequentially losing that feature leading to a future insecurity. Your egocentricism is going to lead to your demise, my friend.

by Casual Sasquatch June 6, 2007

Egocentric

EgoCentric (not Sentric} - The definition is in the word. One's ego is centered around him/herself.

1) "Your egocentricity makes you believe you've grown the best tomatoes in the city"

2) Egocentric people are often excluded from intimate dinner parties.

by fitkv June 4, 2010

eurocentrism

Eurocentrism is the practice of viewing the world from a European perspective and with an implied belief, either consciously or subconsciously, in the preeminence of European culture.

Definition taken from Wikipedia.

Man, why don't they talk about all the scientific advancements that other cultures contributed to modern civilization too? There's Eurocentrism for you.

by HosnyOut November 25, 2015