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Self-absorption   /sɛlf-əbzˈɔrpʃən/   Listen
Self-absorption

noun
1.
Preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else.





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"Self-absorption" Quotes from Famous Books



... look at her as from a distance, not answering her little laugh. Behind the grave mask of his face he cursed himself heartily for his self-absorption of the morning, which had led him entirely to lose sight of Mr. Higginson's activities last night. He had fully meant to search out that "winning" old man on his excursion to the town, but in his engrossment over the more important duty of the day, ...
— Captivating Mary Carstairs • Henry Sydnor Harrison


Words linked to "Self-absorption" :   preoccupation, omphaloskepsis, navel-gazing


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