self-involved
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And misogyny isn’t exactly the point; he’s just a self-involved, insecure egotist.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
To my chagrin, being young and self-involved, as well as working a grueling summer job, I remember that I was almost oblivious to the crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
This emerges in the fourth episode with the introduction of Downey Jr’s Auteur, an aggressively self-involved filmmaker.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2024
In other words, it’s a space only occupied, perhaps, by the delusional or self-involved.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
“I'm an only child. Can't you tell by how adorably self-involved I am?”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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