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autocentrism

autocentrism noun: the quality of being autocentric; the tendency to use the internalized set of rules for one's behavior.

Noun (1)

autocentrism (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being autocentric; the tendency to use the internalized set of rules for one's behavior.
    • Near-synonym: self-centeredness
    Antonyms:
    allocentrism

Noun (2)

autocentrism (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon, urban studies) The planning of a city or community that is built or designed primarily for automobile vehicles.

Synonyms of autocentrism

Antonyms

Origin of autocentrism

From autocentric + -ism or auto- (self) + -centrism.

From autocentric + -ism or auto (automobile) + -centrism.

Questions about autocentrism

What does autocentrism mean?
Autocentrism means the quality of being autocentric; the tendency to use the internalized set of rules for one's behavior.
What part of speech is autocentrism?
Autocentrism is a noun.

Words near autocentrism in the dictionary

  1. autocategorizing
  2. autocatheterism
  3. autocatheterization
  4. autocellular
  5. autocentric
  6. autocentrism
  7. autocentromere
  8. autocephalia
  9. autocephalic
  10. autocephalicity
  11. autocephalies

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