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self-ab·sorbed
/
ˈsɛlf
æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd, ˌsɛlf-
/
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[
self
-ab-
sawrbd
, -
zawrbd
, self-
]
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adjective
preoccupied with one's thoughts, interests, etc.
Origin:
1840–50
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self-absorbed
—
adj
preoccupied with one's own thoughts, emotions, life, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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