self-involvement

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Recent Examples of self-involvement Too often, his method isn’t nearly as subtle or searching, and this, combined with a reflexive self-involvement, tends to rob The Message of truly resonant insight in both Senegal and Israel. Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024 The characters’ identities are just a medium for exposing their self-involvement. TIME, 2 Feb. 2024 The narcissist, instead of sprouting healthy attachments to others, remains stranded in the oceanic self-involvement of infancy. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023 But that self-involvement, for lack of a better word, doesn’t collapse into self-loathing. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 18 June 2023 Moreover, her self-involvement appears especially stark against the background of a city that carries such appalling historical freight. Charles Arrowsmith, Washington Post, 16 May 2023 The sumptuous low register is a shade reminiscent of Marian Anderson; the dramatic high register calls to mind the fabled Conchita Supervia; the complete self-involvement with the music brings to mind Lotte Lehmann. Emily Langer, Washington Post, 8 May 2023 Stakhanovism’s essence was a new form of individuality, of self-involvement in work. Bogdan Costea, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-involvement
Noun
  • If Nietzsche was right, altruism comes from selfishness, humility from arrogance, love from hate.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • His selfishness ran counterintuitive to the label’s ethos, which Faith Evans described as being familial.
    Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Sound design includes a girl power soundtrack credited to Meltzer and associate director Bailey Hacker, set design by Michael McKeever puts the focal point on large portraits of past presidents and a change of set a couple of times moves the action to a vanity in the office’s ladies’ bathroom.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Naturally, the principal bedroom has massive side-by-side closets and its own ensuite bath, complete with marble flooring, green ceramic tile walls, double vanities, and a glass shower.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Personality Disorders: Traits like narcissism can exacerbate manipulative behaviors that have always been present.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Johanson’s narrator refers frequently to the narcissism of actors and their hunger for approval.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Meghan McCain slams Meghan Markle's new 'out of touch' TV show: 'Do something to help people instead of your ego' Production delays in an industry still recovering from the 2023 SAG-WGA strikes are only the tip of the iceberg.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Over the past fifty years, the job of Lorne Michaels, the show’s creator, has been to make the stars look good, and to corral the egos and talents on his staff in order to get the program on the air, live.
    Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Self-involvement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-involvement. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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