SINCE 1828
self-preoccupation
noun
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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