self-absorption

[self-ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-, self-]

noun

1. preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs, especially to the extent that other people and things go unnoticed.

   His self-absorption was ignored by his parents, who denied the possibility of its being symptomatic of autism.

self-absorption

noun

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

2. physics the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-absorption¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Related Words

• arrogance 
• egotism 
• narcissism 
• self-confidence 
• selfishness