self-absorption

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

/ ˈsɛlf æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-, ˌsɛlf- /

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noun

preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.

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Origin of self-absorption

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby self-absorption

self-abandoned, self-abandonment, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-absorbed, self-absorption, self-abuse, self-acting, self-actualization, self-actualize, self-addressed

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But for all his self-absorption, the Japanese Beethoven ought to have learned from his German counterpart in another manner.
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It seems like your piece is a sort of a satire of the self-absorption and self-obsession of humans.
The Art of the Selfie|Erin Cunningham|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Almost 20 years before the HBO series of the same name, Ken Finkleman caricatured the self-absorption of TV news anchors.
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He is accused by his father and others of failure and self-absorption, of not being as clever as he thinks he is.
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Or it can be an up-close lesson in the kind of self-absorption and political ego that can trip up some in Washington.
The Worst Boss in Congress?|Daniel Stone|June 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The ingratitude and the self-absorption of this life for which his own had been destroyed smote him with a fearful suffering.
Under Two Flags|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]
The self-absorption of the men, the calm glances of the women humbled our simple souls.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland
It was but the consequence of that self-absorption which the habit of revery had fostered.
A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
She came in with the content and self-absorption of one who has a great wonder to tell.
The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3)|Margaret Oliphant
The composer lived a solitary life, and was very much at the mercy of his servants on account of his self-absorption and deafness.
Great Musical Composers|George T. Ferris

British Dictionary definitions for self-absorption

self-absorption

noun

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

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

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