"self-absorption" meaning in English

See self-absorption in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti Proto-Italic *sorβeō Latin sorbeō Latin absorbeō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin absorptiōder. English absorption English self-absorption From self- + absorption. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|self-|absorption|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. 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+ absorption. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} self-absorption (uncountable)
  1. Preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of everything else. Tags: uncountable

Alternative forms

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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees"
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        "Preoccupation with oneself to the exclusion of everything else."
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        {
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          "word": "selfhood"
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        },
        {
          "source": "Thesaurus:selfishness",
          "word": "self-servingness"
        },
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}

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