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self-absorption

[self-ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-, self-] / ˈsɛlf æbˈsɔrp ʃən, -ˈzɔrp-, ˌsɛlf- /


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By the end, it’s hard not to feel for him even as you laugh at his self-absorption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

But Carell steers clear of anything resembling a star turn, preferring instead to be a witness to these theatrical proceedings until the crucial showdown with Alexander, whose titanic self-absorption Molina captures to perfection.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer were found guilty of, as the prosecutor put it, “selfishness, self-absorption, immaturity and greed.”

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2024

But at the very centre of this film is Prince Andrew, played with fleshy self-absorption by Rufus Sewell.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

But insulated by her money, a staff of paid attendants, and unwavering self-absorption, Pittman was heedless of the resentment and scorn she inspired in others; she remained as oblivious as Jane Austen’s Emma.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer