Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-obsession

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
self--ob-ses-sion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

preoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness

Uncountable

Etymology

From self- + obsession.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-obsessions (plural)

Synonyms

egocentricity me-firstism solipsism egoism egomism hoggery interestedness philauty porkishness selfhood selfishness self-absorption

Questions

What does self-obsession mean?
preoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness
Where does self-obsession come from?
From self- + obsession.

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