self-involvementn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɒlvm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɔlvmənt/,

/ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɑlvmənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, involvement n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + involvement n. In sense 2 after self-involved adj. Compare earlier self-involution n.

1. Involvement or engagement of oneself in some action, business, or process; (also) an instance of this. Now somewhat rare.

ΚΠ

1821 Examiner 23 Dec. 809/2 Lucifer..fosters his [sc. Cain's] doubts, increases his self-involvement.

1854 Spectator 27 Feb. 12/1 Here we may learn exactly..what precise amount of self-involvement the difficulties of his position..reduced Mr. Unwin to.

1895 Jrnl. Mil. Service Instit. U.S. July 194 After every apparent self-involvement..he [sc. Lincoln] offers to yield his plans upon satisfactory answers to the questions.

1990 G. Becker Healing Infertile Family (1997) ix. 165 When a man is able to acknowledge the threat to the relationship, his self-involvement in the problem begins to equal that of his partner.

2. The condition or fact of being self-involved, or preoccupied with oneself and one's affairs, to the exclusion of anyone or anything else. Now the usual sense.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > preoccupation with self

self-centrality1642

selfhood1647

selfism1731

self-involution1800

self-absorption1803

self-consciousness1833

selfdom1852

self-involvement1860

self-centredness1861

self-centration1862

self-centralization1863

self-centralism1890

self-orientation1950

1860 National Rev. Jan. 15 There is scarcely any root of..moral cowardice, of self-involvement, of social blight, so common as the neglect of physical health and exercise.

1911 P. C. Smith in G. Ballet Neurasthenia p. xxviii It is necessary not only to cheer and reassure the patient, but also to stimulate him to depart from his self-involvement.

1990 Internat. Wildlife May 44/2 It's a sad commentary on our self-involvement that the beluga has become famous because it is a living garbage can.

2005 Time Out N.Y. 1 Sept. 138/4 A nincompoop whose..shallow self-involvement..irks every narcissistic celebrity that enters his ‘chatosphere’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-involvement
释义	self-involvementn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɒlvm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɔlvmənt/, /ˌsɛlfᵻnˈvɑlvmənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, involvement n. Etymology: < self- prefix + involvement n. In sense 2 after self-involved adj. Compare earlier self-involution n. 1. Involvement or engagement of oneself in some action, business, or process; (also) an instance of this. Now somewhat rare. ΚΠ 1821 Examiner 23 Dec. 809/2 Lucifer..fosters his [sc. Cain's] doubts, increases his self-involvement. 1854 Spectator 27 Feb. 12/1 Here we may learn exactly..what precise amount of self-involvement the difficulties of his position..reduced Mr. Unwin to. 1895 Jrnl. Mil. Service Instit. U.S. July 194 After every apparent self-involvement..he [sc. Lincoln] offers to yield his plans upon satisfactory answers to the questions. 1990 G. Becker Healing Infertile Family (1997) ix. 165 When a man is able to acknowledge the threat to the relationship, his self-involvement in the problem begins to equal that of his partner. 2. The condition or fact of being self-involved, or preoccupied with oneself and one's affairs, to the exclusion of anyone or anything else. Now the usual sense. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > preoccupation with self self-centrality1642 selfhood1647 selfism1731 self-involution1800 self-absorption1803 self-consciousness1833 selfdom1852 self-involvement1860 self-centredness1861 self-centration1862 self-centralization1863 self-centralism1890 self-orientation1950 1860 National Rev. Jan. 15 There is scarcely any root of..moral cowardice, of self-involvement, of social blight, so common as the neglect of physical health and exercise. 1911 P. C. Smith in G. Ballet Neurasthenia p. xxviii It is necessary not only to cheer and reassure the patient, but also to stimulate him to depart from his self-involvement. 1990 Internat. Wildlife May 44/2 It's a sad commentary on our self-involvement that the beluga has become famous because it is a living garbage can. 2005 Time Out N.Y. 1 Sept. 138/4 A nincompoop whose..shallow self-involvement..irks every narcissistic celebrity that enters his ‘chatosphere’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1821
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