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[ self-ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-, self- ] / ˈsɛlf æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-, ˌsɛlf- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-absorption ON THESAURUS.COM
nounpreoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs. Origin of self-absorptionFirst recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby self-absorptionself-abandoned, self-abandonment, self-abasement, self-abnegation, self-absorbed, self-absorption, self-abuse, self-acting, self-actualization, self-actualize, self-addressed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-absorptionBut 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|DAILY BEAST It seems like your piece is a sort of a satire of the self-absorption and self-obsession of humans. The Art of the Selfie|Erin Cunningham|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST 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|DAILY BEAST He is accused by his father and others of failure and self-absorption, of not being as clever as he thinks he is. DBC Pierre’s Third Novel’s Not the Charm|Victoria Beale|August 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Or it can be an up-close lesson in the kind of self-absorption and political ego that can trip up some in Washington. The Worst Boss in Congress?|Daniel Stone|June 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST The ingratitude and the self-absorption of this life for which his own had been destroyed smote him with a fearful suffering. Under Two Flags|Ouida [Louise de la Ramee] The self-absorption of the men, the calm glances of the women humbled our simple souls. A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland It was but the consequence of that self-absorption which the habit of revery had fostered. A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton She came in with the content and self-absorption of one who has a great wonder to tell. The Wizard's Son, Vol. 1(of 3)|Margaret Oliphant The composer lived a solitary life, and was very much at the mercy of his servants on account of his self-absorption and deafness. Great Musical Composers|George T. Ferris
British Dictionary definitions for self-absorption
nounpreoccupation 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-absorptionselfishness, narcissism, self-confidence, egotism, arrogance, self-possession, gasconade, self-regard, egomania, presumption, self-love, boasting, overconfidence, egocentrism, vainglory, pride, self-importance, assurance, haughtiness, ostentation |