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self-absorption

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self-ab·sorbed (slfb-sôrbd, -zôrbd)
adj.
Excessively self-involved.
self-ab·sorption (-sôrpshn, -zôrp-) n.
self-absorption
Noun
preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others
self-absorbed adj
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Noun1.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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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.
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