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egocentrism
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self-ab⋅sorp⋅tion
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æbˈsɔrp
ʃən
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-ˈzɔrp-
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/
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–noun
preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
Origin:
1860–65
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self-ab·sorbed
(sělf'əb-sôrbd', -zôrbd')
adj. Excessively self-involved.
self'-ab·sorp'tion
(-sôrp'shən, -zôrp'-)
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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