self-involvement

American  

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

noun

1. another term for self-absorption.

   Her college roommate is the one who finally dared to point out her self-involvement and who encouraged her to seek professional help.

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Etymology

Origin of self-involvement

First recorded in 1855–65

Example Sentences

“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

The fundamental appeal of apps like this is, of course, to our own self-involvement.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

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