self-absorption (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *self-absorption*:
NOUN	cognition	self-absorption	preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else

English > *self-absorption*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else.
Narrower	omphaloskepsis, navel-gazing	Literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption
Broader	preoccupation	An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

HyperDic: self-absorption