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self-absorbed

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self-ab·sorbed (slfb-sôrbd, -zôrbd)
adj.
Excessively self-involved.
self-ab·sorption (-sôrpshn, -zôrp-) n.
self-absorbed
adj
preoccupied with one's own thoughts, emotions, life, etc.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.self-absorbed - absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc
self-involved
egocentric, egoistic, egoistical, self-centered, self-centred - limited to or caring only about yourself and your own needs
Translations
self-absorbed [ˌselfəbˈzɔːbd] ADJ → ensimismado
self-absorbed [ˌsɛlfəbˈzʃːbd] adj → egocentrico/a
self-absorbed [ˌsɛlfəbˈzʃːbd] adj → egocentrico/a


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I think you're a trifle cold, and I suspect I'm a trifle self-absorbed.
Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia View in context
She did not miss her at all, in fact, and as she was a self-absorbed child she gave her entire thought to herself, as she had always done.
The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson View in context
She was alive to anything that gave her an opportunity for active sympathy, and at this moment it seemed as if the visit had come to shake her out of her self-absorbed discontent--to remind her of her husband's goodness, and make her feel that she had now the right to be his helpmate in all kind deeds.
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