self-involvement

[self-in-volv-muhnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪnˈvɒlv mənt, ˌsɛlf- /

NOUN

egoism

Synonyms

WEAK

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egocentrism egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-centeredness self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity vaunting

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A viewer can't help but attribute their ignorance less to self-involvement than clumsy scripting.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2023

The fundamental appeal of apps like this is, of course, to our own self-involvement.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

It’s not as if Gordon-Levitt gets Josh wrong — other characters continually call him out on his self-involvement.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Bergman also aimed to convey a sense of self-involvement.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2021

One of the older members reads the Abnegation manifesto, which is a short paragraph about forgetting the self and the dangers of self-involvement.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

self-involvement

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