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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How to use self-absorption in a sentence

But for all his self-absorption, the Japanese Beethoven ought to have learned from his German counterpart in another manner.
Japan’s Beloved Deaf Composer is Neither Deaf Nor a Composer|Jimmy So|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
Why Canadians Aren’t Laughing at Latest Version of ‘The Newsroom’|Soraya Roberts|July 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Her many style tics—stacked one atop the other—read as code for narcissism, self-indulgence, and brittle self-absorption.
Newt Gingrich's Wife Callista's Prissy Style Problem|Robin Givhan|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST

He is accused by his father and others of failure and self-absorption, of not being as clever as he thinks he is.
DBC Pierre’s Third Novel’s Not the Charm|Victoria Beale|August 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She could drop into one of her moods of self-absorption, or speak as if she were thinking aloud.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest|Margaret Vandercook
Even were it easy to picture their existence, their self-absorption would prevent their being interesting.
A Book o' Nine Tales.|Arlo Bates
"No," Adriance aroused himself from self-absorption to forbid the upheaval.
A Man's Hearth|Eleanor M. Ingram
He was studying her as he stood before her, seeing suddenly after his momentary self-absorption, her pallor and thinness.
Paths of Judgement|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
The self-absorption of the men, the calm glances of the women humbled our simple souls.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland

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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