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self-ob·sessed | \ ˌself-əb-ˈsest 
, -äb- \
, -äb- \Definition of self-obsessed
: excessively preoccupied with oneself or with one's own concerns : obsessed with oneself
self-obsessed celebrities also : characteristic of one who is self-obsessed self-obsessed thoughts
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