self-absorption
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æbˈsɔrp noun
preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
Origin:
1860–65
1860–65
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| self-absorption | |
| —n | |
| 1. | preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world |
| 2. | physics the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself |
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Self-absorption
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
It concentrates on ourselves-and self-absorption was our problem from the outset.
These will be used to correct for sample self-absorption.
The gift of enchanting prose, it would seem, is no shield against self-absorption and mean-spiritedness.
Because of their self-absorption, it doesn't occur to them that there's a larger picture.
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