self-absorption

noun

Preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of everything else.

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egocentricityself-centerednessself-obsessionegoismegomismhoggeryinterestednessme-firstism
OriginEnglish absorption ← Latin absorptiō ← Proto-Italic *sorβeō →
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Meanings

nounself-absorption (uncountable)
  1. uncountablePreoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of everything else.

    Synonyms: egocentricity, self-centeredness, self-obsession, egoism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, interestedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPreoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of everything else.

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egocentricityself-centerednessself-obsessionegoismegomismegocentricityhoggeryinterestednessme-firstismphilautyporkishnessselfhoodselfishnessself-centerednessself-interestednessself-obsessionself-servingnesssolipsismsuicism
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egocentricityegoismhoggeryinterestednessme-firstismphilautyporkishnessself-centerednessselfhoodself-interestednessselfishnessself-obsessionself-servingnesssolipsismsuicism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  10. Proto-Italic*ap
  11. Latinab
  12. Latinab-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  15. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  16. Latinsorbeō
  17. Latinabsorbeō
  18. Latinabsorptiō
  19. Englishabsorption
  20. Englishself-absorption

From self- + absorption.

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APA

self-absorption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-absorption

MLA

“self-absorption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-absorption. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-absorption,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-absorption.

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