obsessed
adjective
having an obsession (usually followed by with orby ).
self-obsessed
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a word derived from
obsessed.
Example Sentences
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There was something unconsciously fitting about it all: the spectacle of one old media company offering a platform to an icon of another to say something unhinged, self-obsessed and divorced from reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Where McCann is a firecracker, Ava Dash is a total snooze, the kind of monotone, self-obsessed personality that gives Gen Z a bad name.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2025
In 2022, James lost to co-star Sheryl Lee Ralph, whose wise, pious kindergarten teacher won over voters more swiftly than the self-obsessed Ava.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2025
In sentencing, he was described by the judge as "a self-obsessed person, endlessly prioritising his own perceived needs", who had shown "no real personal remorse".
From BBC ● May 13, 2025
For instance, love: men in many “advanced,” that is to say, self-obsessed, civilizations, view it only in its physical materializations, but not in its spiritual context.
From The Revolutions of Time by Jonathan Dunn
