self-involved

[ self-in-volvd, self- ]

adjective

1. another term for self-absorbed:

   That video game had him so self-involved he never heard us pounding on the door.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-involved¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

Painting Laszlo as some mascot for the self-involved petty bourgeoisie would be easy to do if Berry’s performance didn’t smash all expectations.

From Salon

She’s fighting patriarchal powers greater than herself, but she’s not to be underestimated, even if the production doesn’t quite clarify why everyone is in love with this stunning if rather irascible and self-involved young woman.

From Los Angeles Times

This emerges in the fourth episode with the introduction of Downey Jr’s Auteur, an aggressively self-involved filmmaker.

From Salon

In other words, it’s a space only occupied, perhaps, by the delusional or self-involved.

From New York Times

Much of his material is also self-involved, processing his spectator experience of Chris Rock being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars and Chappelle's own attack at The Hollywood Bowl.

From Salon

Related Words

• narcissistic
• self-absorbed
• snobbish