self-absorption en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption English self-absorption From self- + absorption.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of everything else.
Synonyms
philauty · me-firstism · self-servingness · interestedness · egomism · self-centeredness · suicism · porkishness · selfishness · egocentricity · self-centeredness · self-absorption · selfhood · egocentricity · solipsism · self-interestedness · self-obsession · self-obsession · hoggery · egoism