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I feel people think I'm almost like a robot - like an android... I just don't really get portrayed as someone who has feelings or who is sympathetic... like a self-absorbed ice queen.
Megan Fox

Meaning of "self-absorbed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-ABSORBED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-ABSORBED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Absorbed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-ABSORBED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of self-absorbed in the English dictionary

The definition of self-absorbed in the dictionary is preoccupied with one's own thoughts, emotions, life, etc.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-ABSORBED

self-abasement
self-abnegating
self-abnegation
self-absorption
self-abuse
self-accusation
self-acting
self-action
self-actualization
self-addressed
self-addressed envelope
self-addressed stamped envelope
self-adhesive
self-adjusting
self-administered
self-advancement
self-advertisement
self-advocacy
self-aggrandisement
self-aggrandising

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-ABSORBED

absorbed
barbed
bioturbed
disorbed
disturbed
flowerbed
herbed
interbed
overbed
perturbed
suburbed
surbed
unabsorbed
unbarbed
undisturbed
ungarbed
unperturbed

Synonyms and antonyms of self-absorbed in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «self-absorbed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-ABSORBED

Find out the translation of self-absorbed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-absorbed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-absorbed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自行吸收
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ensimismada
570 millions of speakers

English

self-absorbed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ध्यान में लीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذاتي استيعاب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эгоцентричным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

egocêntrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আত্মমগ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

égocentrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyerap diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mit sich selbst beschäftigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己陶酔の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 흡수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyemangati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự nhận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய உறிஞ்சப்படுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ची गढून गेलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bencil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

egocentrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pochłonięty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

егоцентричним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- absorbit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγωκεντρική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- geabsorbeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självupptagen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvopptatte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-absorbed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-ABSORBED»

The term «self-absorbed» is regularly used and occupies the 73.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-ABSORBED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-absorbed

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10 QUOTES WITH «SELF-ABSORBED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word self-absorbed.
1
Rick Allen
Before my accident I was a little too... selfish and self-absorbed and for me, to now be at the place where I can kinda give back and inspire people. I'm blessed. I'm really blessed.
2
Chris Barber
In America, life is introverted, self-absorbed - and so is their music.
3
Josh Duhamel
I've always wanted to be a dad. I just can't wait to have a little rug rat running around. I used to want five or six kids, but maybe I've become too self-absorbed over the years. I think two would be perfect.
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Megan Fox
I feel people think I'm almost like a robot - like an android... I just don't really get portrayed as someone who has feelings or who is sympathetic... like a self-absorbed ice queen.
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Pope Francis
An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth... Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them.
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Adam Hamilton
We live on a planet that is amazing, beautiful, and full of wonder but not protected from powerful destructive forces of nature. We are capable of doing wonderful and selfless things but also self-absorbed and harmful things. This is the world we live in.
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Robin Marantz Henig
I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being young has always meant being self-absorbed; in many ways, that's what youth is for.
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Chuck Klosterman
The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book writing is fun, and I basically just write about things that are entertaining to myself.
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Diane Kruger
I realized through my personal travels how little I know about certain conflicts, because I was too vain or self-absorbed to ask the questions. That's been the focus while I'm in my thirties - to become an accomplished woman, rather than some actress.
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Debi Mazar
There's so much importance in honoring your everyday hero. It doesn't take money. It doesn't take connections. What matters is that people get involved. Whether your passion is gun control or food or whatever it may be, everybody needs to stop being so self-absorbed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-ABSORBED»

Discover the use of self-absorbed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-absorbed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Children of the Self-Absorbed
This book grew out of my search for understanding of my reactions to a colleague who aroused considerable frustration and anguish in practically everyone this person encountered.
Nina W. Brown, 2009
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Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the ...
Do they exploit others, or engage in magical thinking? These are all traits of narcissistic personality disorder, and when it comes to dealing with narcissists, it can be difficult to get your point across.
Wendy T. Behary, 2013
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Loving the Self-Absorbed: How to Create a More Satisfying ...
The author helps the partners of narcissistic mates cope by identifying five types of "destructive narcissism" and revealing how each affects relationships. Original.
Nina W. Brown, 2003
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Raising Unselfish Children in a Self-Absorbed World
Challenging popular beliefs about self-esteem parenting, a guide for parents recommends an alternative approach that encourages respect for the self and others, in a reference that explains how to foster such values in children as ...
Jill Rigby, 2008
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Working with the Self-absorbed: How to Handle Narcissistic ...
Brown, a psychologist, now provides a no-nonsense, hands-on approach to coping with such people without losing integrity or self-control.
Nina W. Brown, 2002
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New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the ...
Promotes the simple grace of just being present, rather than living in one's head and following materialistic urges, and includes exercises meant to bring the author's vision of the world into daily life. Original.
Philip Shepherd, 2010
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The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying ...
4. THE. SELF-ABSORBED. CHILD. PARENTS OF A BABY WHO TENDS TO WITHDRAW OFTEN congratulate themselves on having such an "easy" child. Such babies usually don't cry much and seem content to lie in their cribs or strollers, ...
Stanley I. Greenspan, 1996
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Dead-End Lovers: How to Avoid Them and Find True Intimacy: ...
7. The. Mirror. and. the. Self-Absorbed. Unsuitable. Lover. The chapters discussing the hurting and needy, risk-taking and rebellious, and the charming and manipulative unsuitable lovers first discussed your possible traits and characteristics ...
Nina W. Brown, 2008
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What Smart Couples Know: The Secret to a Happy Relationship
If you can look at all of these aspects of yourself realistically, you are less likely to be self-absorbed or narcissistic. You will also be better able to "get inside" your partner's feelings or needs and display that important quality of at- tunement.
Patricia Covalt, 2007
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Saving Jesus from Those who are Right: Rethinking what it ...
During the last two centuries in the predominantly Christian West, the more self- absorbed impulses in Christian thought (such as the male of the ruling tribe having a "right" to his property, including his wife, chattel slaves, animals, house, etc.) ...
Carter Heyward

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-ABSORBED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-absorbed is used in the context of the following news items.
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David Price rips columnist for calling him a 'self-absorbed pitcher'
Tigers ace David Price took to Twitter on Friday to voice his anger — no, not because the Tigers might trade the five-time All-Star, but because a columnist for the ... «SportingNews.com, Jul 15»
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Limbaugh: John Kerry A 'Self-Absorbed Megalomaniac' [AUDIO]
Rush Limbaugh lambasted Secretary of State John Kerry Wednesday, calling him a “self-absorbed megalomaniac” after Kerry's admission that he was ... «Daily Caller, Jul 15»
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Hey, Jeb and Hillary, "Selfies" Doesn't Mean Self-Absorbed
Most older people look at millennials with their penchant for taking pictures of themselves and assume that the young are far too self-absorbed to care about ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Patti LuPone, Broadway star, snatches phone from 'rude, self
“We work hard on stage to create a world that is being totally destroyed by a few, rude, self-absorbed and inconsiderate audience members who are controlled ... «Washington Times, Jul 15»
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15 Portrait Artists Who Destroy the Stereotype of the Self-Absorbed
If selfies are the unofficial currency of social media in general and Instagram in particular, then portrait photography is a natural counterpoint to those front-lens ... «Mic, Jul 15»
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Movie Review: Self-absorbed 'Me and Earl and the Dying Girl' clever …
Courtesy of Fox Searchlight “Me” aka Greg (Thomas Mann, right) and Earl (RJ Cyler) are budding filmmakers in the high-school comedy-drama “Me and Earl ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jun 15»
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'Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed' explores the reasons why …
So I was quite excited to see the new collection “Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed,” especially when I discovered that it featured some of my favorite essayists, ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jun 15»
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Should I help my self-absorbed, self-righteous mother in her time of …
I don't hate my mother, but I don't like her and never have. She's self-absorbed, self-righteous, selfish and has never been a nice person. I think she was ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed: Sixteen Writers on the Decision …
In Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed, 16 writers mull over the decision to remain childless, or “childfree”, and the issues of regret or its absence are ... «Irish Times, May 15»
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'Selfish, Shallow, and Self-Absorbed,' edited by Meghan Daum
First off, a round of applause to Meghan Daum for putting this book together. With competitive child-rearing practically on the verge of becoming an Olympic sport ... «Boston Globe, May 15»

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