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self-absorbed

adj

Etymology

From self- + absorbed.

  1. derived from *srebʰ-✻
  2. derived from absorbeō — “swallow up”
  3. derived from assorbir
  4. derived from absorber
  5. suffixed as absorbed — “absorb + ed”
  6. prefixed as self-absorbed — “self + absorbed”

Definitions

  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.

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