self-absorbed

adjective

self-ab·​sorbed ˌself-əb-ˈsȯrbd How to pronounce self-absorbed (audio)
-ˈzȯrbd
: absorbed in one's own thoughts, activities, or interests

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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Brilliant and brave, the poet and soldier was also entirely self-absorbed, turning the Adriatic city into his own personal manuscript. Ed Simon june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 Is Huda self-absorbed, overdramatic, extremely volatile, overly obsessed with traditional gender roles, and impossible to please? Shannon Keating, Vulture, 19 June 2025 The reader of Dykes to Watch Out For will recognize Alison as a new, unimproved version of Bechdel’s comic-strip alter ego, Mo: a total drag who rails against the capitalist war machine but is too self-absorbed to picket a homophobic business. Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 16 June 2025 That changed with The Boys – Eric Kripke’s superhero satire, where Crawford plays The Deep, an insecure and self-absorbed aquatic anti-hero. Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-absorbed

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-absorbed was in 1796

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“Self-absorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-absorbed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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