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Synonyms

self-involvement

American

[self-in-volv-muhnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪnˈvɒlv mənt, ˌsɛlf- /

noun

another term for self-absorption.

Her college roommate is the one who finally dared to point out her self-involvement and who encouraged her to seek professional help.

Etymology

Origin of self-involvement

First recorded in 1855–65

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self-involvement

Their self-involvement during that time left me feeling adrift.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2021

It’s not as if Gordon-Levitt gets Josh wrong — other characters continually call him out on his self-involvement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2021

This self-involvement is akin to the turning away from realism by novelists that Tom Wolfe, in a much-discussed 1989 essay in Harper’s, bemoaned as an abdication of both responsibility and power.

From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021

Bergman also aimed to convey a sense of self-involvement.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2021

One of the older members reads the Abnegation manifesto, which is a short paragraph about forgetting the self and the dangers of self-involvement.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

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