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navel-gazing
navel-gazinguseless or excessive self-contemplationna·vel-gaz·ing (nā′vəl-gā′zĭng)n. Slang Excessive introspection, self-absorption, or concentration on a single issue.navel-gazing n informal self-absorbed behaviour Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | navel-gazing - literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorptionomphaloskepsisself-absorption - preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else |
Translationsnavel-gazing
navel-gazingThe act of excessively focusing on one's personal problems or concerns, to the exclusion of other people or other issues. She said my navel-gazing was one of the biggest reasons she broke up with me. If our party is going to be successful in the future, then we can't be dragged down by navel-gazing about the loss of this election.navel-gazing or navel-contemplation If you accuse someone of navel-gazing or navel-contemplation, you are criticizing them for thinking only about themselves and their own problems or activities, rather than the problems or activities of other people. Tory MP Martin Brison says he is more interested in developing policies for the future than in navel-gazing about the past. He called for an end to Labor's post-election navel-gazing. Note: Navel-gazing can be used before a noun. The film is a sort of navel-gazing look at Hollywood. Note: You can also say that someone gazes at their navel or contemplates their navel. The Institute has always been notorious for contemplating its own navel. Note: These expressions are used to show disapproval. Note: Your navel is your tummy button or belly button. navel-gazing
Related to navel-gazing: omphaloskepsis, contemplate navelSynonyms for navel-gazingnoun literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorptionSynonymsRelated Words |