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Recent Examples of self-absorption But Headland’s play distinguishes itself from the others by investigating these confrontations alongside pride: How does this sin, defined by blinding self-absorption and lack of humility, distort the Dahls’ love? Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024 Thanksgiving is our emancipation from self-absorption or selfishness. Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024 This self-absorption can lead to anxiety, research suggests, which prevents people from reaching out in the first place out of a fear of rejection. Allie Volpe, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Her self-absorption at this critical juncture is exactly what Julien needed to hear to feel free to abandon ship. Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for self-absorption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-absorption
Noun
  • Other passengers on the train include blue-collar worker Sang-hwa (Ma Dong-seok) and his pregnant wife Seong-kyeong (Jung Yu-mi), a high-school baseball team, and the conniving businessman, Yon-suk (Kim Eui-sung) whose selfishness leads to all sorts of terrible twists down the line.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • Sometimes, like Jimmy, parents fail, and choose our own selfishness over our children.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As its name implies, the Emotional Support lip balm ($24), is anything but a vanity project.
    Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • According to nutritionist Payal Kothari, author of The Gut, the rise of the high-protein diet has been driven by a mix of vanity and virality.
    Sara Hussain, Vogue, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • And the pas de deux turns out to be the central metaphor of a series built on dualities, power struggles, romances, the attraction of opposites, the narcissism of small differences that divide counterparts on either side of an ocean.
    Judy Berman, Time, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Perfectionism Unlike narcissism, perfectionism was associated with both the likelihood and frequency of experiencing the ick.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • My coat and my ego were a bit tarnished as my husband rushed to help me up.
    James Barron, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • Also, any shred of ego one has left after a lifetime of motherhood and being a caregiver/support person will get completely zeroed out while milling around a bunch of athletes.
    Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025

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“Self-absorption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-absorption. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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