self-absorbed
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English absorbed English self-absorbed From self- + absorbed.
- Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others.
“I don't want to call him self-absorbed but he was more concerned with the scratch on his car than the people in the car he hit.”