Self-absorption
noun
The state of being intensely focused on one's own thoughts or interests, ignoring the people or things around you.
Her self-absorption was so great that she didn't notice her friend's sadness.
Often appears as...
- extreme self-absorption
- her self-absorption
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Disapproving
noun
The state of being intensely focused on one's own thoughts or interests, ignoring the people or things around you.
Her self-absorption was so great that she didn't notice her friend's sadness.
Often appears as...
- extreme self-absorption
- her self-absorption
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Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Trait
A trait often viewed negatively, as it suggests a lack of awareness or concern for others.
His self-absorption made him forget his wife's birthday.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Selfish
Doesn't always mean selfish; it can refer to deep personal reflection or preoccupation.
Her self-absorption in her studies led to academic success but a lonely social life.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Can lead to missing social cues or failing to recognize someone else's emotional state.
In his self-absorption, he didn't notice his friend's desperate need for support.
Compare with
arrogantconceitegotisticallynarcissismvanity
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with the compound mixed in. The first year was paradise. The second, not so much. Side-effects began to memory-loss, listlessness, and self-absorption. In the third year, the government dissolved,
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Otherwise it will cease to flourish. It will perish in its own self-absorption. So you may use your power to build walls and keep people outside,
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The Factory PIPE Think Like...
with the compound mixed in. The first year was paradise. The second, not so much. Side-effects began to memory-loss, listlessness, and self-absorption. In the third year, the government dissolved,
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Thoughts on humanity,...
Otherwise it will cease to flourish. It will perish in its own self-absorption. So you may use your power to build walls and keep people outside,
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Michael Wolff
American Author
Rusbridger's intelligence, personal sense of higher calling and almost other-worldly self-absorption have played no small part in the stories that have most defined the Guardian and that, under another sort of steward, might have had a much more sceptical reception.
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Mark Davis
American Writer
Can you, in a million years, imagine another female senator - Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Claire McCaskill - reacting to being called 'ma'am' like Barbara Boxer did? This is the kind of sanctimonious self-absorption on the modern left that makes my teeth itch.
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Mark Manson
American Author
One of the beautiful things about Tyler Durden in 'Fight Club' is that he seems to understand the implicit vanity and self-absorption that comes with the desire to improve oneself.
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Claire Fox
British Writer
There is a strand of self-absorption and fragility running through this generation; all too ready to cry 'victim' at the first hint of a situation they don't like.
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Colson Whitehead
American Novelist
If self-absorption, vague yearnings, and a nagging sense of incompleteness are sins, then surely I will burn for all eternity, and I will save you a seat.
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Nicole Holofcener
American Director
The stories that I want to tell are completely, well, somewhat autobiographical. It's completely based on my own self-absorption issues and problems.
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Jay Dratler
American Novelist
In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention.
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Paul Reiser
American Comedian
Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption.
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Matt Bomer
American Actor
There's a level of love that really dissolves a lot of egotism and self-absorption.
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Ben Lewin
Australian Director
Particularly with middle-class people, self-absorption is a struggle.
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Michael Wolff
American Author
Rusbridger's intelligence, personal sense of higher calling and almost other-worldly self-absorption have played no small part in the stories that have most defined the Guardian and that, under another sort of steward, might have had a much more sceptical reception.
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Mark Davis
American Writer
Can you, in a million years, imagine another female senator - Kay Bailey Hutchinson, Claire McCaskill - reacting to being called 'ma'am' like Barbara Boxer did? This is the kind of sanctimonious self-absorption on the modern left that makes my teeth itch.
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Mark Manson
American Author
One of the beautiful things about Tyler Durden in 'Fight Club' is that he seems to understand the implicit vanity and self-absorption that comes with the desire to improve oneself.
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Claire Fox
British Writer
There is a strand of self-absorption and fragility running through this generation; all too ready to cry 'victim' at the first hint of a situation they don't like.
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Colson Whitehead
American Novelist
If self-absorption, vague yearnings, and a nagging sense of incompleteness are sins, then surely I will burn for all eternity, and I will save you a seat.
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Nicole Holofcener
American Director
The stories that I want to tell are completely, well, somewhat autobiographical. It's completely based on my own self-absorption issues and problems.
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Jay Dratler
American Novelist
In my case, self-absorption is completely justified. I have never discovered any other subject quite so worthy of my attention.
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Paul Reiser
American Comedian
Having a baby dragged me, kicking and screaming, from the world of self-absorption.
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Matt Bomer
American Actor
There's a level of love that really dissolves a lot of egotism and self-absorption.
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Ben Lewin
Australian Director
Particularly with middle-class people, self-absorption is a struggle.
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