self-absorbed
adjective
self-ab·sorbed
ˌself-əb-ˈsȯrbd 
-ˈzȯrbd
: absorbed in one's own thoughts, activities, or interests
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Examples of self-absorbed in a Sentence
a self-absorbed man who seems utterly oblivious to the social problems of his own urban neighborhood
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Teens and young adults have been self-absorbed with appearance since at least the Boomer generation began coming of age in the rock-and-roll ’50s.
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Greg Petro, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Journalists can be a hyper-competitive bunch who grow self-absorbed under the stress of tight deadlines and long hours.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
Fiona Shaw is so perfectly contemptible throughout those scenes on the sailboat, rendering Angelica so completely self-absorbed and so cruel, that her likely death feels like an immediate relief.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Zoey Johnson Zoey, the fashion-forward and occasionally self-absorbed eldest Johnson child.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2024
But the message is dark, self-absorbed and lacks empathy.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Harris notes the assumptions of all childfree people being self-absorbed, hating children, and not contributing to society ignore the truth.
—Essence, 1 Aug. 2024
The main cast includes Josh McDermitt as Stuart Lane, the powerful and self-absorbed co-founder of the firm; Lex Scott Davis as savvy and strong lawyer Erica Rollins; and Bryan Greenberg as Rick Dodsen, Ted’s protege and Erica’s rival.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
Spiteful, judgmental, and self-absorbed, Livia Soprano (Nancy Marchand) makes life hell for her son to the point of requiring years of psychotherapy.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 25 June 2024
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Greg Petro, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Journalists can be a hyper-competitive bunch who grow self-absorbed under the stress of tight deadlines and long hours.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 17 Dec. 2024
Fiona Shaw is so perfectly contemptible throughout those scenes on the sailboat, rendering Angelica so completely self-absorbed and so cruel, that her likely death feels like an immediate relief.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Zoey Johnson Zoey, the fashion-forward and occasionally self-absorbed eldest Johnson child.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Sep. 2024
But the message is dark, self-absorbed and lacks empathy.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
Harris notes the assumptions of all childfree people being self-absorbed, hating children, and not contributing to society ignore the truth.
—Essence, 1 Aug. 2024
The main cast includes Josh McDermitt as Stuart Lane, the powerful and self-absorbed co-founder of the firm; Lex Scott Davis as savvy and strong lawyer Erica Rollins; and Bryan Greenberg as Rick Dodsen, Ted’s protege and Erica’s rival.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
Spiteful, judgmental, and self-absorbed, Livia Soprano (Nancy Marchand) makes life hell for her son to the point of requiring years of psychotherapy.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 25 June 2024
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“Self-absorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-absorbed. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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