self-involved
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of self-involved
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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To my chagrin, being young and self-involved, as well as working a grueling summer job, I remember that I was almost oblivious to the crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
As the sudden underdog here — even as a person we’re to take as critically self-involved and going a little crazy — she reads as the protagonist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Painting Laszlo as some mascot for the self-involved petty bourgeoisie would be easy to do if Berry’s performance didn’t smash all expectations.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2024
In other words, it’s a space only occupied, perhaps, by the delusional or self-involved.
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
I’d been in the same room with the ambassador every minute that he was in our house, and besides, that overstuffed, freeloading bureaucrat was too self-involved to ever commit murder.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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