self-obsession

noun

preoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness

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Meanings

nounself-obsession (usually uncountable, plural self-obsessions)

plural self-obsessions

  1. uncountableusuallypreoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness

    Synonyms: egocentricity, me-firstism, solipsism, egoism, egomism, egocentricity, hoggery, interestedness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpreoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness

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egocentricityegoismhoggeryinterestednessme-firstismphilautyporkishnessself-absorptionself-centerednessselfhoodself-interestednessselfishnessself-servingnesssolipsismsuicism

Origin

From self- + obsession.

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Translations

French égocentrisme
  • égocentrismepreoccupation with self
German Selbstbesessenheit
  • Selbstbesessenheitpreoccupation with self
Polish samoobsesja
  • samoobsesjapreoccupation with self
Portuguese auto-obsessão
  • auto-obsessãopreoccupation with self
Spanish autoobsesión
  • autoobsesiónpreoccupation with self
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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