adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others.

   "I don't want to call him self-absorbed but he was more concerned with the scratch on his car than the people in the car he hit."

Adjective

1. 1
   absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc wordnet

Synonyms

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acquisitiveanesthetizedarcticaudaciousautisticblunt

Antonyms

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allocentric

Example

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"Tom's self-absorbed and rarely asks Mary how she's going."

Etymology

From self- + absorbed.

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