self-absorbed
adjective
self-ab·sorbed
ˌself-əb-ˈsȯrbd 
-ˈzȯrbd
: absorbed in one's own thoughts, activities, or interests
Examples of self-absorbed in a Sentence
a self-absorbed man who seems utterly oblivious to the social problems of his own urban neighborhood
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Hot stone massages, private yoga, every possible amenity, and also rude, self-absorbed, and entitled rich people in every lounge chair, chasing status and self-improvement, conscious of every flaw but their own.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
There's no market for a self-absorbed, past his prime, locker room cancer?
—Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
The hotel guests are sometimes too self-absorbed to notice, but this season amps up the terrors lurking around every corner in the week leading to the mysterious death.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
Hot stone massages, private yoga, every possible amenity, and also rude, self-absorbed, and entitled rich people in every lounge chair, chasing status and self-improvement, conscious of every flaw but their own.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Self-absorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-absorbed. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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