autocentric
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From auto- (self) + -centric.
Adjective
[edit]autocentric (comparative more autocentric, superlative most autocentric)
- Centered in or upon the self; making or regarding oneself as the center.
- 1988, M.J. Apter, J.H. Kerr, M.P. Cowles, Progress in Reversal Theory[1]:
- These remarks would seem to imply a shift for the nurse from autocentric controlling, to allocentric controlling, then to allocentric nurturing.
Antonyms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From auto- (automobile) + -centric.
Adjective
[edit]autocentric (comparative more autocentric, superlative most autocentric)
- (automotive, road transport, urban studies, uncommon) Of the planning of a city or community, built or designed primarily for automobile vehicles.