self-involvement

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Recent Examples of self-involvement In terms that viewers of the original series might understand, Esmeralda falls somewhere between the tyranny of Michael Scott, the absurdity of Dwight Schrute, and the self-involvement of Kelly Kapoor with a particular charisma that only Impacciatore could pull off. Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 She’s played by an A-list celebrity — Cate Blanchett — operating in a city renowned for its self-involvement and privilege. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025 The conceit and self-involvement of Isabella’s brother John is also dispatched effectively, not with aphorism but with his own words. Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025 But when we’re made to watch Tesfaye sing it in its entirety in an unbroken close-up while crying at the beauty of his own music, the introspection turns to simple self-involvement. Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025 But there’s no monopoly on self-involvement, in my experience. James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025 The characters’ identities are just a medium for exposing their self-involvement. TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 At the far opposite end of the adulthood spectrum is Jeff (Alex Wolff), a floppy mess of romantic misadventures and extravagant self-involvement and possibly the world’s most distracted producer. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involvement
Noun
  • Belly snaps at Taylor for her TikTok therapy and her selfishness, at which point Steven bursts in to defend Taylor and announce that Jere’s back.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • And now, his selfishness might cost their family that clan.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On the surface, vanity PR may look good.
    Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The report suggests there could also be other operating issues with the vehicle's DC/AC inverter, glove box light, vanity lights, dome lamps, alarm portion of the horn, rear defrost, or the USB charger.
    James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film’s non-judgmental narration — read by Jacek Zubiel — comments on the characters’ innermost thoughts along the way, adding to the general patina of narcissism without pointing fingers or placing blame.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The study also highlighted that self-love and narcissism are opposites.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are moments, of course, especially with characters like Ken (Tim Key), a middle manager with an outsized ego who routinely makes a mess of things, but tonally this is a very different show than its predecessor.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Children being raised in different homes can still have positive outcomes if both parents are willing to put their egos aside and do the self-work needed to show up as the healthy adults their kids deserve.
    Essence, Essence, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Self-involvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involvement. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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