self-absorbed
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æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd, ˌsɛlf- adjective
preoccupied with one's thoughts, interests, etc.
Origin:
1840–50
1840–50
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| self-absorbed | |
| —adj | |
| preoccupied with one's own thoughts, emotions, life, etc | |
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Self-absorbed
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
She doesn't seek it out as a self-absorbed self-promoter which basically is what rock stars are.
The heart of the movie is an exploration of the relationship between these two volatile, complicated, self-absorbed individuals.
With a light touch and keen ear, she had spent decades chronicling the ambivalent desires of her self-absorbed cohort.
The world of the incarcerated prisoner tends to be a narrow and self-absorbed one.
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