self-preoccupation

noun

self-pre·​oc·​cu·​pa·​tion ˌself-(ˌ)prē-ˌä-kyə-ˈpā-shən 

: the state of being absorbed or occupied with oneself : preoccupation with oneself

… the self-preoccupation of early adolescence.

—Judith Steven-Long et al.

Synonyms

• selfness
• selfishness
• vanity
• ego

Examples of self-preoccupation in a Sentence

the smug self-preoccupation of a generation that had grown up experiencing nothing but affluence

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-preoccupation

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization