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self-involvement

[self-in-volv-muhnt, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɪnˈvɒlv mənt, ˌsɛlf- /
NOUN
egoism
Synonyms
WEAK
arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egocentrism egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-centeredness self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity vaunting

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The fundamental appeal of apps like this is, of course, to our own self-involvement.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

Here Kaling plays a less difficult person, also named Mindy — or, in any case, a person who mostly makes trouble for herself and whose self-involvement is not so blinding as to make self-reflection impossible.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2022

Their self-involvement during that time left me feeling adrift.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2021

Bergman also aimed to convey a sense of self-involvement.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2021

One of the older members reads the Abnegation manifesto, which is a short paragraph about forgetting the self and the dangers of self-involvement.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth