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self-absorbed

[self-ab-sawrbd, -zawrbd, self-] / ˈsɛlf æbˈsɔrbd, -ˈzɔrbd, ˌsɛlf- /
ADJECTIVE
vain
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In 2016’s The Mandibles, she created a character whom she described as a “pure piss-take” of herself: belligerent, tactless, a maniacal exerciser–the Ur-Boomer, utterly self-absorbed and an unalloyed financial disaster for society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

The long-suffering recording engineer reaches his breaking point after becoming totally fed up with the band’s self-absorbed, self-destructive behavior.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025

Bellingham's talent is without question but he has long been a polarising figure amid reports some in the England camp believe he is too self-absorbed.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

By Alan, of course, he is referring to his much-loved and often quoted comedy creation, Alan Partridge - the tactless, self-absorbed and self-styled presenter.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

They were, to a degree that would have been fascinating in less trying circumstances, stupid, obnoxious, cheerfully but astonishingly self-absorbed, and not remotely acquainted with trail etiquette.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson