self-absorption

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self-ab·sorbed (s

b-sôrbd

, -zôrbd

)

adj.

Excessively self-involved.

self-ab·sorption (-sôrp

n, -zôrp

-) n.

self-absorption

1. preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself

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Noun

self-absorption - preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else

navel-gazing, omphaloskepsis - literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption

preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

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altruism autism egotism Me generation narcissism narcissistic personality navel-gazing omphaloskepsis personality preoccupation			Jasper's self-absorption in his nephew when he was alive, and his unceasing pursuit of the inquiry how he came by his death, if he were dead, were themes so rife in the place, that no one appeared able to suspect the possibility of foul play at his hands. The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Dickens, Charles View in context She was no longer the listless creature who had lived at his side in a state of sullen self-absorption, but a mysterious alien presence, an evil energy secreted from the long years of silent brooding. Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context He heard a laugh, and it not only interrupted his words but also destroyed the peace of his self-absorption with the vile pain of a reality intruding upon the beauty of a dream. Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph View in context			Selenographist selenography selenolatry selenology selenomancy selenomorphology Selenonium selenosis Seles Seleucia Seleucid Seleucus Seleucus I Seleucus I Nicator self self acceptance self- self-abandoned Self-abased self-abasement Self-abasing Self-abhorrence self-abnegating self-abnegation self-absorbed self-absorption self-abuse self-accusation Self-accused self-acting Self-action self-activating Self-active Self-activity self-actualization self-actualize self-adapting program self-addressed self-addressed envelope self-adhesive self-adjusting Self-adjusting bearing self-administered Self-admiration self-advancement self-advertisement self-advocacy Self-affairs Self-affrighted self-aggrandisement self-aggrandising			Self Timed Self timer Self titled Self titled Self titled Self titled debut album Self titled debut album Self Treatment Movement Self Tuning Memory Manager Self Tuning Power Management Self Tuning Proportional Controller Based on Pole Placement Self Tuning Proportional-Integral Controller Based on Pole Placement Self Unloader Self Weight Penetration Self, One's Own Self, Society, and the Modern World self- self-abandoned self-abandonment Self-abased self-abasement Self-abasing Self-abhorrence self-abnegating self-abnegating self-abnegation self-abnegation self-absorbed self-absorbed self-absorbed self-absorption self-abuse self-abuse Self-Abuse Finally Ends Self-Accelerating Decomposition Temperature Self-acceptance self-accusation self-accusatory Self-accused self-acting self-acting self-acting door self-acting incline Self-action self-action effect self-activating Self-active Self-activity self-actualisation self-actualisation self-actualisations self-actualisations self-actualization self-actualization self-actualizations self-actualizations self-actualize self-actualize self-actualized self-actualizer self-actualizes

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