self-absorption
[self-ab-sawrp-shuh n, -zawrp-, self-]
- preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
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Origin of self-absorption
First recorded in 1860–65
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Contemporary Examples
But for all his self-absorption, the Japanese Beethoven ought to have learned from his German counterpart in another manner.
It seems like your piece is a sort of a satire of the self-absorption and self-obsession of humans.
Almost 20 years before the HBO series of the same name, Ken Finkleman caricatured the self-absorption of TV news anchors.
He is accused by his father and others of failure and self-absorption, of not being as clever as he thinks he is.
Or it can be an up-close lesson in the kind of self-absorption and political ego that can trip up some in Washington.
Historical Examples
I have said that 'peace' is not apathy, that it is not indifference, that it is not self-absorption.
Expositions of Holy ScriptureAlexander Maclaren
It was but the consequence of that self-absorption which the habit of revery had fostered.
A Strange Story, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
He could not talk, and yet was sufficiently spirited to prevent me from self-absorption.
A Romantic Young LadyRobert Grant
"No," Adriance aroused himself from self-absorption to forbid the upheaval.
A Man's HearthEleanor M. Ingram
He scorned Alicia's self-absorption, but lacked the strength to go away.
The Enemies of WomenVicente Blasco Ibez
self-absorption
- 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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