navel-gazing

[ney-vuh l-gey-zing]

noun Slang.

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

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October 1, 2014

British Dictionary definitions for navel-gazing

navel-gazing

noun

informal self-absorbed behaviour

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