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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She’s played by an A-list celebrity — Cate Blanchett — operating in a city renowned for its self-involvement and privilege.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2025

Some reviewers of “How Should a Person Be?” took issue with what they saw as the narrator’s self-involvement.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2022

Their self-involvement during that time left me feeling adrift.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 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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