self-obsessedadj.
/ˌsɛlfəbˈsɛst/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəbˈsɛst/ Characterized by self-obsession; excessively preoccupied with one’s own life, circumstances, feelings, etc.
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society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [adjective] > preoccupied with self
self-central1642
selfy1643
self-centred1645
self-concerned1653
self-involved1785
self-conscious1825
self-intoxicated1847
self-obsessed1878
egocentric1900
1878 T. L. Harris Golden Child v. 55 When..man thinks against divine truth and order, it is in the self-obsessed action of free rationality.
1934 DuBois (Pa.) Morning Courier 15 Sept. 5/3 The tedious egotism of our day, when men are self-centred and self-obsessed.
1969 Socialist Comm. July 33/1 Arts Labs..where the young..read their self-obsessed poetry.
1993 Chicago Tribune (Electronic ed.) 25 Nov. 2 ‘Pumping Iron’..told us all we'd want to know about the self-obsessed world of body-building.
2015 D. Dietz Compl. Bk. 1940s Broadway Musical Introd. p. xi Joey was an unmitigated heel, an unpleasant and self-obsessed hoofer who cared about no one but himself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1878