self-absorption

[ self-ab-sawrp-shuhn, -zawrp-, self- ]

noun

1. preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs, especially to the extent that other people and things go unnoticed:

   His self-absorption was ignored by his parents, who denied the possibility of its being symptomatic of autism.

self-absorption

noun

1. preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of others or the outside world
2. physics the process in which some of the radiation emitted by a material is absorbed by the material itself

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-absorption¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Related Words

• arrogance
• egotism
• narcissism
• self-confidence
• selfishness