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self-involvement

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


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“When I came to New York, I was a teenager, and to become an actor there has to be an element of self-involvement, a deep kind of self-involvement,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2023

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

From Salon Jun. 14, 2023

Dear Carolyn: I know it’s normal, but any tips for dealing with the total self-involvement of teenagers and their lack of awareness of the needs of the household?

From Washington Post Jan. 28, 2023

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

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




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