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self-pre·oc·cu·pa·tion | \ ˌself-(ˌ)prē-ˌä-kyə-ˈpā-shən 
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\Definition of self-preoccupation
: the state of being absorbed or occupied with oneself : preoccupation with oneself
… the self-preoccupation of early adolescence.— Judith Steven-Long et al.
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The first known use of self-preoccupation was in 1854
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