self-absorption
preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs, especially to the extent that other people and things go unnoticed: His self-absorption was ignored by his parents, who denied the possibility of its being symptomatic of autism.
Origin of self-absorption
1- Also self-involvement .
Words Nearby self-absorption
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How to use self-absorption in a sentence
But for all his self-absorption, the Japanese Beethoven ought to have learned from his German counterpart in another manner.
Japan’s Beloved Deaf Composer is Neither Deaf Nor a Composer | Jimmy So | February 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt seems like your piece is a sort of a satire of the self-absorption and self-obsession of humans.
Almost 20 years before the HBO series of the same name, Ken Finkleman caricatured the self-absorption of TV news anchors.
Why Canadians Aren’t Laughing at Latest Version of ‘The Newsroom’ | Soraya Roberts | July 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHer many style tics—stacked one atop the other—read as code for narcissism, self-indulgence, and brittle self-absorption.
Newt Gingrich's Wife Callista's Prissy Style Problem | Robin Givhan | December 13, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHe is accused by his father and others of failure and self-absorption, of not being as clever as he thinks he is.
She could drop into one of her moods of self-absorption, or speak as if she were thinking aloud.
The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest | Margaret VandercookEven were it easy to picture their existence, their self-absorption would prevent their being interesting.
A Book o' Nine Tales. | Arlo Bates"No," Adriance aroused himself from self-absorption to forbid the upheaval.
A Man's Hearth | Eleanor M. IngramHe was studying her as he stood before her, seeing suddenly after his momentary self-absorption, her pallor and thinness.
Paths of Judgement | Anne Douglas SedgwickThe self-absorption of the men, the calm glances of the women humbled our simple souls.
A Son of the Middle Border | Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for self-absorption
preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world
physics the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself
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