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Synonyms & Antonyms of self-preoccupation
excessive interest in oneself
- the smug self-preoccupation of a generation that had grown up experiencing nothing but affluence
Synonyms for self-preoccupation
Words Related to self-preoccupation
- complacence,
- complacency,
- conceit,
- conceitedness,
- ego,
- pomposity,
- pompousness,
- pride,
- pridefulness,
- self-admiration,
- self-conceit,
- self-esteem,
- self-importance,
- self-indulgence,
- self-love,
- self-partiality,
- self-respect,
- self-satisfaction,
- self-sufficiency,
- smugness,
- vaingloriousness,
- vainglory,
- vainness,
- vanity
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“Self-preoccupation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-preoccupation. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of self-preoccupation was in 1854
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