self-absorption


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self-ab·sorbed

(sĕlf′əb-zôrbd′, -sôrbd′)
adj.
Excessively self-involved.
self′-ab·sorp′tion (-zôrp′shən, -sôrp′-) n.
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self-absorption

n
1. preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world
2. (General Physics) physics the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. self-absorption - preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
navel-gazing, omphaloskepsis - literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
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self-absorption

noun
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Jasper's self-absorption in his nephew when he was alive, and his unceasing pursuit of the inquiry how he came by his death, if he were dead, were themes so rife in the place, that no one appeared able to suspect the possibility of foul play at his hands.
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