as in selfness
excessive interest in oneself
in their self-involvement, they never noticed that one of their coworkers was on the verge of an emotional breakdown
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Recent Examples of self-involvement
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.
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Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
But her apparent passiveness is not as tragic as Bin’s self-involvement.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
But there’s no monopoly on self-involvement, in my experience.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
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
Too often, his method isn’t nearly as subtle or searching, and this, combined with a reflexive self-involvement, tends to rob The Message of truly resonant insight in both Senegal and Israel.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
The characters’ identities are just a medium for exposing their self-involvement.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
The narcissist, instead of sprouting healthy attachments to others, remains stranded in the oceanic self-involvement of infancy.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
But that self-involvement, for lack of a better word, doesn’t collapse into self-loathing.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 18 June 2023
Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
But her apparent passiveness is not as tragic as Bin’s self-involvement.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 9 May 2025
But there’s no monopoly on self-involvement, in my experience.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
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
Too often, his method isn’t nearly as subtle or searching, and this, combined with a reflexive self-involvement, tends to rob The Message of truly resonant insight in both Senegal and Israel.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
The characters’ identities are just a medium for exposing their self-involvement.
—TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
The narcissist, instead of sprouting healthy attachments to others, remains stranded in the oceanic self-involvement of infancy.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
But that self-involvement, for lack of a better word, doesn’t collapse into self-loathing.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 18 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involvement
Noun
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Unfortunately, people can gravitate more toward selfishness, self-centeredness and being mean spirited.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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And still, in an era where selfishness can be an easy path to take, Branch had already decommitted once and never planned on doing it again.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fueled by new data and shifting cultural values, injectables are being redefined—not as vanity, but as a personalized pathway to confidence, wellness, and long-term care.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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In a hot pink colorway, the clutch will become your vanity’s newest conversation piece.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
22 May 2025
Noun
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In parenting and co-parenting relationships, narcissism may look like emotional invalidation or using guilt and manipulation to control behavior, McGovern adds.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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These findings suggest that while some dark triad cues may subtly show in facial appearance—particularly narcissism—the connection isn't consistent across traits or genders.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Just observationally, there seemed to be a very high crossover between those of you with the inflated ego to list 16 teams and those of you who thought Dallas was going to lose to Colorado.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The result is an entirely incoherent crime thriller that features gangsters prattling on about the self and the ego and the soul and then occasionally wandering into an entirely different scene where other gangsters are prattling on about the same thing.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
27 May 2025
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“Self-involvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involvement. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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