navel-gazing

[ ney-vuh l-gey-zing ]

/ ˈneɪ vəlˌgeɪ zɪŋ /

noun Slang.

excessive absorption in self-analysis or focus on a single issue.

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Words nearby navel-gazing

navarre, nave, navel, navel ill, navel orange, navel-gazing, navelwort, navette, navew, navicert, navicular

Example sentences from the Web for navel-gazing

Genuinely funny and intelligent and navel-gazing and strange, these parts might eventually add up to something truly big.
Lars Iyer’s ‘Wittgenstein Jr.’ Plumbs the Deep Fun of Philosophical Fiction|Drew Smith|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for navel-gazing

navel-gazing

noun

informal self-absorbed behaviour

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